Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
I Remain: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Alanis Morissette & Mike Elizondo
- F minor
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 2010
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
I Remain written out as piano music: the bIII – V7 – IV – I loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand steady chords.
I Remain 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 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | F | 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Ab – C7 – Bb – F 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.
Questions about I Remain
Does the sheet music for I Remain 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 Remain?
The loop is Ab – C7 – Bb – F (bIII – V7 – IV – I) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is I Remain in?
F minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Remain?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Remain 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.