Remember When Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Remember When in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – Dm – F – Bb
Remember When sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIDmviFIBbIV
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
24 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
Late-hop footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 66 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 When?

The loop is F – Dm – F – Bb (I – vi – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Remember When in?

F major, at about 66 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Remember When?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Remember When easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.