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karaokeUpdated April 13, 2026

The Man I Want to Be karaoke version

A simple way into the karaoke version when you want the arrangement to stay familiar and the lead vocal to step aside.

The Man I Want to Be

About this version

Sometimes you do not need a big setup. You just need the song without the lead and a straight path into rehearsal.

Useful for

singing practice at home

Useful for

cover rehearsals

Useful for

working on phrasing before a full take

A simple way in

A cleaner backing track for singing, rehearsal, and covers when you want the song to stay familiar but the lead vocal to step aside.

Start with the tricky section, not the whole song. A few good repetitions usually tell you more than one rushed pass from top to bottom.

Once it feels settled, go back to the full arrangement and check whether it still holds together. That is usually where the real answer is.

Notes

Provided to YouTube by RCA Records Label Nashville The Man I Want to Be · Chris Young The Man I Want To Be ℗ 2009 Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 2009-09-01 Keyboards: John Hobbs Electric Guitar: Brent Mason Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie Acoustic Guitar: Biff Watson Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin Bass: Glenn Worf Background Vocal: Wes Hightower Electric Guitar: Kenny Greenberg Drums: Shannon Forrest Producer: James Stroud Composer, Lyricist: Brett James Composer, Lyricist: Tim Nichols Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Open the song in the app, stay with the part you came for, and leave the rest for later.