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How to play Sara on piano
Written by Peter Wolf & Ina Wolf
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 1985
- Medium
Learn Sara in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb – Dm – Eb
Sara sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Dm is D, F and A; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVBbIDmiiiEbIV- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- DmD · F · A
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Jogging footsteps
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 88 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.
- 5
Ending: Fsus4 – F – Bb
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
Fsus4FBb- Fsus4F · Bb · C
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Questions about Sara
What chords are in Sara?
The loop is F – Bb – Dm – Eb (V – I – iii – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Fsus4 – F – Bb.
What key is Sara in?
Bb major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sara?
Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sara 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.