You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: C7 – F – F7 – Bb
How it goes
You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7FIF7I7BbIV
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
78 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
Lazy seesawRoot–fifth bass · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: F – Eb – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FEbF
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun?

The loop is C7 – F – F7 – Bb (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on F – Eb – F.

What key is You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun 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.