# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## 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
- 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+Am+Fmaj7+Dsus2+Em+Am+%3Cverse_1%3E+D+Am+D+Am+Em+F+C+Em+F+C+Em+F+C+D+E+%3Cchorus_1%3E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+%3Cverse_2%3E+D+Am+D+Am+Em+F+C+Em+F+C+Em+F+C+D+E+%3Cchorus_2%3E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+%3Cinstrumental_1%3E+A+B+D+E+A+B+D+E+%3Csolo_1%3E+B+A+C%23+A+D+C+E+C+E+D+F%23+D+%3Cinstrumental_2%3E+A+D+C+B+C+%3Cverse_3%3E+D+Am+D+Am+Em+F+C+Em+F+C+Em+F+C+D+E+%3Cchorus_3%3E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+Am+F+Dsus2+E+%3Coutro_1%3E+E+F+F%23+G+A&seq=inOrder&title=Iron+Maiden+-+Man+on+the+Edge)

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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