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I'm A Man – The Who: piano chords

I'm A Man by The Who uses 11 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A G G# A/G A6 A7 D7 E7 D E Am6

Chord sheet

Interlude 1

A G G# A G G# A A G G# A G G# A A A/G A A/G A A6 A7 A6 A A6 A7 A6 A D7 E7 A D A E D A D A Am6 A G D E A

Chords on the piano

A

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

A6

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EF♯
Practice A6

A7

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

D

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

E

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

Am6

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
ACEF♯
Practice Am6

Questions

Which chords does I'm A Man by The Who use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I'm A Man by The Who in?

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

How hard is I'm A Man to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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