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Standards · 1925

Remember chords & key

Irving Berlin · Lyrics: Irving Berlin

Key
F major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1925

“Remember” is a jazz standard by Irving Berlin from 1925. Most bands play it in F major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 5 album tracks and in 1 transcribed solo.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
×2
B♭maj7
E♭7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7♭9
Fmaj7
Cm7F7
B
B♭maj7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7
E♭7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Em7♭5
A7♭13
A
B♭maj7
E♭7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7♭9
Fmaj7
Cm7F7

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

6Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
11ii–V moves
3Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
11Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭maj7×5
  • Fmaj7×5
  • E♭7×4
  • Cm7×4
  • F7×4
  • Dm7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major and B♭ major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

History

"Remember" is a popular song about nostalgia by Irving Berlin, published in 1925. The song is a popular standard, recorded by numerous artists. In the lyric, Berlin uses an interesting poetic technique by extending the sound of the word "forgot" into "forget me not" then placing the original word (forgot) and the base form of its opposite (remember) at the end of the next two lines: "Remember we found a lonely spot, And after I learned to care a lot, You promised that you'd forget me not, But you forgot To remember."

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Recorded on these albums

1953 An Evening With Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
1953 Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin
Oscar Peterson
1958 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Irving Berlin Songbook
Oscar Peterson
1962 All Alone
Frank Sinatra

Transcribed solos on Remember

Hank Mobley tenor saxophone 166 BPM Ab-maj 1960-02-07

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Mountain Greenery 33% Richard Rodgers C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
S'posin' 31% Paul Denniker B♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
What'll I Do 28% Irving Berlin C major AABA · 32 Jazz waltz
Ballade 26% Charlie Parker F major AABA · 32 Ballad
It's Easy To Remember 26% Richard Rodgers E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
September In The Rain 26% Harry Warren E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Tadd's Delight 26% Tadd Dameron A♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing
Cherokee 25% Ray Noble B♭ major AAB · 48 Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Remember in?

Remember is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Remember?

Remember was written by Irving Berlin (1925).

What is the form of Remember?

Remember has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Remember played?

The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 166 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Remember?

The opening bars are Bbmaj7 | Eb7 | Dm7 | G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.