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How to play I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) on piano

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Learn I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Edim – Bb7 – F7 – Bb7
How it goes
I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Edim is E, G and Bb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Edimbii°Bb7V7F7II7Bb7V7
- EdimE · G · Bb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- F7F · A · C · Eb
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero)?

The loop is Edim – Bb7 – F7 – Bb7 (biio – V7 – II7 – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero)?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.