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How to play I Will Remember You on piano

By Sarah McLachlan

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Left hand Push and landRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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. 1

    Chords: A – D – E7 – A

    How it goes

    I Will Remember You sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AIDIVE7V7AI
    • AA · C# · E
    • DD · F# · A
    • E7E · G# · B · D
    100 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Push and land

    How it goes

    A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Marching chords

    How it goes

    Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 80 BPM

    How it goes

    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. 5

    Ending: D – E7 – A

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    DE7A

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Questions about I Will Remember You

What chords are in I Will Remember You?

The loop is A – D – E7 – A (I – IV – V7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E7 – A.

What key is I Will Remember You in?

A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Will Remember You?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, 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?

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.