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Thanks For The Memory: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Ralph Rainger

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 110 BPM
  • 1937
  • Easy
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Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Thanks For The Memory written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – biio loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Thanks For The Memory chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GmiiG Bb D
2C7V7C E G Bb
3FIF A C
4F#dimbii°F# A C

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Gm – C7 – F – F#dim chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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The same left hand: Stride jumps

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Questions about Thanks For The Memory

Does the sheet music for Thanks For The Memory have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Thanks For The Memory?

The loop is Gm – C7 – F – F#dim (ii – V7 – I – biio) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Thanks For The Memory in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Thanks For The Memory?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Thanks For The Memory 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.