Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Save The Last Dance For Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Drifters
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- 1960
- Easy
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 The Last Dance For Me without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The main tune of Save The Last Dance For Me in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Save The Last Dance For Me accompaniment in letter notes
The Am7 – D7 – Gm7 – Db7 – C7 – Bb7 loop with three-step climb in the left hand and freeze-tag 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.
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Questions about Save The Last Dance For Me
What are the letter notes for the Save The Last Dance For Me 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 Am7 – D7 – Gm7 – Db7 – C7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Save The Last Dance For Me?
The loop is Am7 – D7 – Gm7 – Db7 – C7 – Bb7 (#iv7 – VII7 – iii7 – bVII7 – VI7 – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Save The Last Dance For Me in?
Eb major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Save The Last Dance For Me?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Save The Last Dance For Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Save The Last Dance For Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.