Piano chords · Blues & boogie
What A Man: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
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- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–IV7 loop
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany What A Man without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand steady chords.
What A Man accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – C7 – G7 – C7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about What A Man
What are the letter notes for the What A Man piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G7 – C7 – G7 – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in What A Man?
The loop is G7 – C7 – G7 – C7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is What A Man in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in What A Man?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What A Man easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.