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Mama's Pearl – The Jackson 5: piano chords

Mama's Pearl by The Jackson 5 uses 10 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E A A/G# F#m C#m B E7 G C D

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E A A/G# F#m E

Verse 1

A A/G# F#m E C#m B A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E E7 G C G C D G C G C D G C G C E A A/G# F#m E C#m B A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E E7

Chorus 1

E G C G C G C G C

Bridge 1

E G

Chorus 2

C G C E G C G C G C G C

Outro 1

E

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Questions

Which chords does Mama's Pearl by The Jackson 5 use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Mama's Pearl by The Jackson 5 in?

The chords fit E minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Mama's Pearl to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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