Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Saved The Day on piano
Written by Michael Neale
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- vi–IV–I–iii loop
- 2005
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Saved The Day in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Eb – Bb – Dm
How it goes
Saved The Day sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviEbIVBbIDmiii- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Candle flicker
How it goes
Two low chord notes flicker back and forth, warm like candlelight. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
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Questions about Saved The Day
What chords are in Saved The Day?
The loop is Gm – Eb – Bb – Dm (vi – IV – I – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Saved The Day in?
Bb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Saved The Day?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Saved The Day 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.