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Help Me Remember: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Luke Laird, Edward Hill & others
- F# minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- i–bVII–bVI–i loop
- 2006
- Easy
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Help Me Remember written out as piano music: the i – bVII – bVI – i loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand late-knock chords.
Help Me Remember chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 2 | E | VII | E G# B |
| 3 | D | VI | D F# A |
| 4 | F#m | i | F# 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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the F#m – E – D – F#m 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 Help Me Remember
Does the sheet music for Help Me Remember 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 Help Me Remember?
The loop is F#m – E – D – F#m (i – bVII – bVI – i) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Help Me Remember in?
F# minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Help Me Remember?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Help Me Remember 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.