Piano chords · Rock drive

How to play Forget You on piano

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Learn Forget You in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: C – D – F – C
How it goes
Forget You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIDIIFIVCI
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- FF · A · C
18 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Engine 8thsRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Push-and-land chords
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push-and-land chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 130 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Forget You?

The loop is C – D – F – C (I – II – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Forget You in?

C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Forget You?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Forget You 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.