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Piano chords · Lullaby boat

How to play Save Me From Myself on piano

Written by Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry & others

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Left hand Swelling 6/8Right hand Cradle chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Save Me From Myself in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: C#m – G#m – C#m – G#m

    How it goes

    Save Me From Myself sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; G#m is G#, B and D#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    C#miG#mvC#miG#mv
    • C#mC# · E · G#
    • G#mG# · B · D#
    28 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Swelling 6/8

    How it goes

    Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.

    Swelling 6/8Open arpeggio · LullabyLeft handMedium
  3. 3

    Right hand: Cradle chords

    How it goes

    A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Cradle chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handEasy
  4. 4

    Both hands at 117 BPM

    How it goes

    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. 5

    Ending: A – B – C#m

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    ABC#m
    • AA · C# · E
    • BB · D# · F#

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Questions about Save Me From Myself

What chords are in Save Me From Myself?

The loop is C#m – G#m – C#m – G#m (i – v – i – v) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is Save Me From Myself in?

C# minor, at about 117 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Save Me From Myself?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Save Me From Myself 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.