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I Remember You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Johnny Mercer

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1942
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Remember You without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

The intro of I Remember You 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.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+F#5 G5 B4+D5 E5
LG3+D4 G3
Bar 2
Gdim
RBb4+Db5+F#5
LG3+E4 Db4 F#4 E4
Bar 3
G
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4 E5 G4+B4 G4+B4 D5 E5
LG3+D4 B3
Bar 4
Am
RB4 C4+E4 B4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LG2 A3

I Remember You accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Gdim – G – Am loop with jazz walk in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 2
Gdim
RBb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5 Bb4+Db5
LG2 A2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 4
Am
RC4+E4+G4+A4 G3+C4+E4 B4 C5 E5 F#5 E5 C5 C5 A4
LA2 B2 C3 C3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 6
Gdim
RBb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5 Bb4+Db5
LG2 A2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+F5+G5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 A2 Bb2 B2
Bar 8
Am
RC4+E4+G4+A4 G3+C4+E4 G3+C4+E4
LA2 B2 C3 C3

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 Remember You

What are the letter notes for the I Remember You 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 G – Gdim – G – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Remember You?

The loop is G – Gdim – G – Am (I – i° – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.

What key is I Remember You in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Remember You?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Remember You 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.

Can I hear the real melody of I Remember You?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.