Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) on piano
By Leiber And Stoller
- F minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
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Learn I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Db7 – C7 – Db7 – C7
How it goes
I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) sits in F minor: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db7 is Db, F, Ab and Cb; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Db7VI7C7V7Db7VI7C7V7- Db7Db · F · Ab · Cb
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 110 BPM
How it goes
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.
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Ending: Db – Eb – Fm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbFm- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
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Questions about I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
What chords are in I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)?
The loop is Db7 – C7 – Db7 – C7 (bVI7 – V7 – bVI7 – V7) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) in?
F minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.