Remember Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Remember in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C7 – F – F7 – Bb
Remember sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7V7FIF7I7BbIV
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
78 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Moon River roll
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
Moon River rollOpen arpeggio · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Swaying waltz chords
Two waltz chords, then a late top note after beat 3 that leans forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swaying waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 135 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.
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Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Remember?

The loop is C7 – F – F7 – Bb (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Remember in?

F major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Remember?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Remember 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.