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Save Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Erica Atkins-Campbell, Trecina Atkins-Campbell & others
- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- 2005
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Save Me written out as piano music: the bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays excited heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
Save Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | VI | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F | VII | F A C |
| 3 | Eb | VI | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | F | VII | 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: excited heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Eb – F – Eb – F 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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Questions about Save Me
Does the sheet music for Save Me 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 Save Me?
The loop is Eb – F – Eb – F (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Save Me in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Save Me?
Excited heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Save Me 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.