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Tango: Maureen: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Jonathan Larson
- C minor
- 4/4
- 129 BPM
- iv–I–iv–I loop
- 1996
- Easy
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 Tango: Maureen without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand soft chords.
Tango: Maureen accompaniment in letter notes
The Fm – C – Fm – C loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Tango: Maureen
What are the letter notes for the Tango: Maureen 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 Fm – C – Fm – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Tango: Maureen?
The loop is Fm – C – Fm – C (iv – I – iv – I) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Tango: Maureen in?
C minor, at about 129 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tango: Maureen?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tango: Maureen 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.