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How to play Never Forget You on piano
By Zara Larsson
- B minor
- 4/4
- 146 BPM
- i–bVI–bVII–i loop
- 2015
- Medium
Learn Never Forget You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – G – A – Bm
Never Forget You sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiGVIAVIIBmi- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Push and land
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
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 146 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Never Forget You
What chords are in Never Forget You?
The loop is Bm – G – A – Bm (i – bVI – bVII – i) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Never Forget You in?
B minor, at about 146 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Never Forget 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 Never Forget 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.