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I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By The Andrews Sisters

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1940
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) accompaniment in letter notes

The Edim – Bb7 – F7 – Bb7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Edim
RE5 G4+Bb4 G4+Bb4
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 2
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
F7
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 4
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 5
Edim
RE5 G4+Bb4 G4+Bb4
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 6
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
F7
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 8
Bb7
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero)

What are the letter notes for the I Want My Mama (Mama Yo Quiero) piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Edim – Bb7 – F7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

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.