Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Save The Last Dance For Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Drifters
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- 1960
- Easy
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Save The Last Dance For Me written out as piano music: the #iv7 – VII7 – iii7 – bVII7 – VI7 – V7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
Save The Last Dance For Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Am7 | #iv7 | A C E G |
| 1 | D7 | VII7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Gm7 | iii7 | G Bb D F |
| 2 | Db7 | bVII7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 3 | C7 | VI7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the Am7 – D7 – Gm7 – Db7 – C7 – Bb7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Save The Last Dance For Me
Does the sheet music for Save The Last Dance For 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 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.