Piano chords · Waltz garden
How to play That Wonderful Mother Of Mine on piano
By Henry Burr
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 65 BPM
- 1918
- Medium
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Learn That Wonderful Mother Of Mine in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F7 – Bb – F7 – Bbdim
How it goes
That Wonderful Mother Of Mine sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bbdim is Bb, Db and Fb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F7V7BbIF7V7Bbdimi°- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- BbdimBb · Db · Fb
- 2
Left hand: Waltz stride
How it goes
A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz bells
How it goes
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 65 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about That Wonderful Mother Of Mine
What chords are in That Wonderful Mother Of Mine?
The loop is F7 – Bb – F7 – Bbdim (V7 – I – V7 – io) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is That Wonderful Mother Of Mine in?
Bb major, at about 65 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in That Wonderful Mother Of Mine?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That Wonderful Mother Of Mine 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.