Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
How to play Saving All My Love For You on piano
Written by Michael Masser
- A major
- 12/8
- 102 BPM
- 1978
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Saving All My Love For You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: A – F#m7 – G#m7 – C#7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – F#m7
How it goes
Saving All My Love For You sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 9 chords: A is A, C# and E; F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E; G#m7 is G#, B, D# and F#; C#7 is C#, E#, G# and B; Dmaj7 is D, F#, A and C#; C#m7 is C#, E, G# and B; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; Amaj7 is A, C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIF#m7vi7G#m7vii7C#7III7Dmaj7IVmaj7C#m7iii7Bm7ii7Amaj7Imaj7F#m7vi7- AA · C# · E
- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
- G#m7G# · B · D# · F#
- C#7C# · E# · G# · B
- Dmaj7D · F# · A · C#
- C#m7C# · E · G# · B
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- Amaj7A · C# · E · G#
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Left hand: Slow-dance heartbeat
How it goes
Four slow, deep beats under a swaying fifties ballad. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 134 songs of the library.
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 102 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.
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Ending: Bm – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmDA- BmB · D · F#
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Saving All My Love For You
What chords are in Saving All My Love For You?
The loop is A – F#m7 – G#m7 – C#7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – F#m7 (I – vi7 – vii7 – III7 – IVmaj7 – iii7 – ii7 – Imaj7 – vi7) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – D – A.
What key is Saving All My Love For You in?
A major, at about 102 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Saving All My Love For You?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Saving All My Love For You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Saving All My Love For You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff 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.