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Save Me, San Francisco: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- D major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- I–Isus–I–Isus loop
- Medium
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Save Me, San Francisco written out as piano music: the I – Isus – I – Isus loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jogging footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand heartbeat chords.
Save Me, San Francisco chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G A |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G A |
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: jogging footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right, over the D – Dsus4 – D – Dsus4 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.
Play next
The same I–Isus–I–Isus loop
The same left hand: Jogging footsteps
Questions about Save Me, San Francisco
Does the sheet music for Save Me, San Francisco 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, 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.