Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Mangos on piano

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Learn Mangos in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Gm – C7 – F
How it goes
Mangos sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
169 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
Drowsy heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords
How it goes
Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sprint-and-stop chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 110 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: F – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Mangos?

The loop is F – Gm – C7 – F (I – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Mangos in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Mangos?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Mangos 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.