Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Save Me, San Francisco: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
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- D major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- I–Isus–I–Isus loop
- Medium
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Save Me, San Francisco without reading music. The left hand plays jogging footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand heartbeat chords.
Save Me, San Francisco accompaniment in letter notes
The D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 loop with jogging footsteps in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
Play next
The same I–Isus–I–Isus loop
The same left hand: Jogging footsteps
Questions about Save Me, San Francisco
What are the letter notes for the Save Me, San Francisco piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Save Me, San Francisco?
The loop is D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Save Me, San Francisco in?
D major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Save Me, San Francisco?
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 Save Me, San Francisco 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.