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How to play I Can't Remember on piano

By Irving Berlin

  • C major
  • 3/4
  • 135 BPM
  • 1933
  • Easy
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Left hand Waltz rootsRight hand Waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn I Can't Remember in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Dm – C#dim – G7 – F

    I Can't Remember sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; C#dim is C#, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DmiiC#dimbii°G7V7FIV
    • DmD · F · A
    • C#dimC# · E · G
    • G7G · B · D · F
    • FF · A · C
  2. 2

    Left hand: Waltz roots

    One low note on each of the three beats: a simple waltz floor. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 391 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Waltz chords

    A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 135 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – C

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGC
    • GG · B · D
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about I Can't Remember

What chords are in I Can't Remember?

The loop is Dm – C#dim – G7 – F (ii – biio – V7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is I Can't Remember in?

C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in I Can't Remember?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Can't 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.