Muddy Waters

Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters: piano chords

Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A D C A# C# D# E Bb9 A7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A

Verse 2

D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A

Verse 3

D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A

Outro 1

D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A A# C# D D# E Bb9 A7

Chords on the piano

A

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

D

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

C

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

E

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

A#9

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
A♯DFG♯C
Practice A#9

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Questions

Which chords does Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters in?

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

How hard is Mannish Boy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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