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I Keep Forgettin’: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Leiber And Stoller
- E minor
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany I Keep Forgettin’ without reading music. The left hand plays leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3), and the right hand sings the tune.
The catchy part of I Keep Forgettin’ in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
I Keep Forgettin’ accompaniment in letter notes
The Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Bm7 loop with leapfrog pulse in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about I Keep Forgettin’
What are the letter notes for the I Keep Forgettin’ piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Bm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Keep Forgettin’?
The loop is Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Bm7 (v7 – VImaj7 – v7 – iv7 – v7 – VImaj7 – v7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I Keep Forgettin’ in?
E minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Keep Forgettin’?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Keep Forgettin’ easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I Keep Forgettin’?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.