Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Don’t You Remember on piano
By Adele
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 58 BPM
- Medium
Learn Don’t You Remember in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb – Ab
Don’t You Remember sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIEbsus4Isus4EbIAbIV- EbEb · G · Bb
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
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.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 58 BPM
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Don’t You Remember
What chords are in Don’t You Remember?
The loop is Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb – Ab (I – Isus – I – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Don’t You Remember in?
Eb major, at about 58 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t You Remember?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t You Remember 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.