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Man on the Edge – Iron Maiden: piano chords

Man on the Edge by Iron Maiden uses 13 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Am Fmaj7 Dsus2 Em D F C E A B C# F# G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am Fmaj7 Dsus2 Em Am

Verse 1

D Am D Am Em F C Em F C Em F C D E

Chorus 1

Am F Dsus2 E Am F Dsus2 E

Verse 2

D Am D Am Em F C Em F C Em F C D E

Chorus 2

Am F Dsus2 E Am F Dsus2 E

Instrumental 1

A B D E A B D E

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Solo 1

B A C# A D C E C E D F# D

Instrumental 2

A D C B C

Verse 3

D Am D Am Em F C Em F C Em F C D E

Chorus 3

Am F Dsus2 E Am F Dsus2 E Am F Dsus2 E Am F Dsus2 E

Outro 1

E F F# G A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Questions

Which chords does Man on the Edge by Iron Maiden use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Man on the Edge by Iron Maiden in?

The chords fit A minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Man on the Edge to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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