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How to play N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget) on piano

By Jack Lawrence

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Left hand Rolling wavesRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget) in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Bb – Bdim – Cm – F7

    N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget) sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Bdim is B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BbIBdimbii°CmiiF7V7
    • BbBb · D · F
    • BdimB · D · F
    • CmC · Eb · G
    • F7F · A · C · Eb
    32 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Rolling waves

    Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.

    Rolling wavesOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
  3. 3

    Right hand: Hopscotch bells

    A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 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. 5

    Ending: Eb – F – Bb

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

    EbFBb
    • EbEb · G · Bb
    • FF · A · C

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Questions about N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget)

What chords are in N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget)?

The loop is Bb – Bdim – Cm – F7 (I – biio – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget) in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget)?

Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is N'oublie Jamais (I Can't Forget) 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.