# Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bb9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp9), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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