Mardi Gras Mambo Chords by The Meters

Tempo:
136.35 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Gm

Eb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Meters - Mardi Gras Mambo chords
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[Eb] [F]
[C] [Bb]
Down in New [F] Orleans where the blues was born, take your cool [Bb] cat to [Dm] blow on.
[F]
[Dm] On the [F] silent rambler's breeze, the combo's [Bb] playing with the mambo [Eb] beat.
Mambo, mambo, [Bb] mambo, mambo, mambo, mambo, [F] mambo, mambo, mambo, mambo.
Down in [Bb] New [Gm] Orleans, [F]
[Bb] in [Gm] good [F] time where the cats all meet, it's the body ground [Bb] mambo with a beat.
It's shouting, [F] jibber jabber, truck on down [Bb] with a mambo swing.
[Eb]
Body ground mambo, mambo, [Bb] mambo, body ground mambo, mambo, [F] mambo, body ground mambo.
[A]
Down in [Bb] New Orleans, [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [G]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] down in New [F] Orleans where the blues was born, take your cool cat [Bb] to blow on.
On the [F] silent rambler's breeze, the combo's playing [Bb] with the mambo beat.
[Eb] Body ground mambo, mambo, [Bb] mambo, body ground mambo, mambo, [F] mambo, body ground mambo.
Down in New [Bb] Orleans, [F]
[Bb] body ground mambo, mambo, mambo, body ground mambo, mambo, mambo, body ground mambo.
[Gm]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To learn The Meters - Mardi Gras Mambo chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Bb and F. Begin your practice at a relaxed 68 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 137. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ Down in New [F] Orleans where the blues was born, take your cool [Bb] cat to [Dm] blow on.
[F] _
[Dm] On the [F] silent _ rambler's breeze, _ the combo's [Bb] playing with the mambo [Eb] beat. _ _ _
Mambo, mambo, [Bb] mambo, mambo, _ mambo, mambo, [F] mambo, mambo, mambo, mambo. _
_ _ _ Down in [Bb] New [Gm] Orleans, _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] in [Gm] good [F] time where the cats all meet, it's the body ground [Bb] mambo with a beat.
It's shouting, [F] jibber jabber, _ _ truck on down [Bb] with a mambo swing.
[Eb] _
Body ground mambo, mambo, [Bb] mambo, body ground mambo, _ mambo, [F] mambo, body ground mambo.
[A] _ _ _
Down in [Bb] New Orleans, [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] down in New [F] Orleans where the blues was born, take your cool cat [Bb] to blow on. _
On the [F] silent _ rambler's breeze, _ the combo's playing [Bb] with the mambo beat.
[Eb] Body ground mambo, mambo, [Bb] mambo, body ground mambo, mambo, [F] mambo, body ground _ mambo.
_ _ _ Down in New [Bb] _ Orleans, _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] body ground mambo, mambo, mambo, body ground mambo, mambo, mambo, body ground mambo. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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