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How to play I Will Remember You on piano
By Amy Grant
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Will Remember You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Am – F#m – C
I Will Remember You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviF#m#ivCI- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
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.
- 5
Ending: C – G7 – C
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about I Will Remember You
What chords are in I Will Remember You?
The loop is C – Am – F#m – C (I – vi – #iv – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is I Will Remember You in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Will Remember You?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Will Remember You easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.