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How to play My Mammy on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn My Mammy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Ab7 – Dm – G
My Mammy sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Dm is D, F and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAb7bVI7DmiiGV- CC · E · G
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- DmD · F · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
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.
- 5
Ending: D7 – G7 – C
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
D7G7C- D7D · F# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about My Mammy
What chords are in My Mammy?
The loop is C – Ab7 – Dm – G (I – bVI7 – ii – V) in C major, and the song ends on D7 – G7 – C.
What key is My Mammy in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Mammy?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Mammy easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.