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Can I Forget You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Andy Williams

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Can I Forget You written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand soft chords.

Can I Forget You chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C7V7C E G Bb
2FIF A C
3CVC E G
4FIF A C

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the C7 – F – C – F chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Can I Forget You

Does the sheet music for Can I Forget You have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Can I Forget You?

The loop is C7 – F – C – F (V7 – I – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bbm – F.

What key is Can I Forget You in?

F major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Can I Forget You?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Can I Forget You 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.

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