Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Memory: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 12/8
- 87 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
Memory written out as piano music: the vi – IV – V – iii – ii7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jukebox leaps (stride (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.
Memory chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 2 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Dm | iii | D F A |
| 4 | Cm7 | ii7 | C Eb G Bb |
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: jukebox leaps (stride (12/8)) in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right, over the Gm – Eb – F – Dm – Cm7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Memory
Does the sheet music for Memory 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 Memory?
The loop is Gm – Eb – F – Dm – Cm7 (vi – IV – V – iii – ii7) in Bb major, and the song ends on F – Eb – Bb.
What key is Memory in?
Bb major, at about 87 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Memory?
Jukebox leaps: stride (12/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Memory easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Memory?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.