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Always Remember Us This Way: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Stefani Germanotta, Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey and Natali

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 66 BPM
  • 2018
  • Easy
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Left hand Push and landThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Always Remember Us This Way without reading music. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

The opening of Always Remember Us This Way in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA4 D5 E5 D5 C5
Lrest
Bar 2
Am
RC4+E4+A4 D5 E5 D5 C5
LA2 A2 A2 A3
Bar 3
F
RC4+F4+A4 G4 A3+C4 C5 E4+G4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F3
Bar 4
C
RG4 E4+G4+C5 G4 E4+G4+C5 C5 C5 C5 E4+G4+C5 D5 D4+G4+B4
LC2 C2 C2 C3

Always Remember Us This Way accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Am – F – C loop with push and land in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 2
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 6
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3

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 Always Remember Us This Way

What are the letter notes for the Always Remember Us This Way 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 Am – Am – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Always Remember Us This Way?

The loop is Am – Am – F – C (vi – IV – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on Bb – F – C.

What key is Always Remember Us This Way in?

C major, at about 66 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Always Remember Us This Way?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Always Remember Us This Way 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Always Remember Us This Way?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.