Piano chords · Bossa beach

How to play Not Forgotten on piano

Written by Peter Frampton & Gordon Kennedy

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Learn Not Forgotten in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: F – Ab – Eb – Bb
How it goes
Not Forgotten sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIAbbIIIEbbVIIBbIV
- FF · A · C
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
2
Left hand: Galloping seesaw
How it goes
Low-high-high, low-high-high with a push: busy and bright. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5-1 (root–fifth bass), a medium pattern heard in 61 songs of the library.
Galloping seesawRoot–fifth bass · Bossa novaLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 68 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
Ending: Eb – Bb – F
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBbF

What chords are in Not Forgotten?

The loop is F – Ab – Eb – Bb (I – bIII – bVII – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb – F.

What key is Not Forgotten in?

F major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Not Forgotten?

Galloping seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5-1, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Not Forgotten 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.