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I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Leiber And Stoller
- F minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
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I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) written out as piano music: the bVI7 – V7 – bVI7 – V7 loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) 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 | Db7 | VI7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 2 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | Db7 | VI7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Db7 – C7 – Db7 – C7 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 I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
Does the sheet music for I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) 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 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.