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Remember When: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Alan Jackson

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Left hand Gentle rockingThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Remember When without reading music. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

Remember When accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Em – C – D loop with gentle rocking in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 D3
Bar 2
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3 B2
Bar 3
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4 G3
Bar 4
D
RD4+F#4+A4 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD2 A2 D3 A2
Bar 5
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 D3
Bar 6
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3 B2
Bar 7
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4 G3
Bar 8
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Remember When

What are the letter notes for the Remember When piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G – Em – C – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Remember When?

The loop is G – Em – C – D (I – vi – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Remember When in?

G major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Remember When?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, 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.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.