# Macho Man – Village People: piano chords

Macho Man by Village People uses 7 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C D C D F C D C D Ab C D C D F C D C D Ab C D C D F C D C D Ab C D C D F C D C D Ab G Ab G Ab G C Db C Db C G Ab G Ab G C
- Chorus 1: F Bb F C F Bb F C F Bb F C F Bb F C F C D C D F C D C D Ab C D C D F C D C D Ab C D C D F C D C D Ab C D C D F C D C D Ab G Ab G Ab G C Db C Db C G Ab G Ab G C
- Chorus 2: F Bb F C F Bb F C F Bb F C F Bb F C F G Ab G Ab G C Db C Db C G Ab G Ab G C F Bb F C F Bb F C F

## Questions

### Which chords does Macho Man by Village People use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Macho Man by Village People in?

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

### How hard is Macho Man to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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