Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Saving All My Love For You: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Michael Masser
- A major
- 12/8
- 102 BPM
- 1978
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Saving All My Love For You written out as piano music: the I – vi7 – vii7 – III7 – IVmaj7 – iii7 – ii7 – Imaj7 – vi7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Saving All My Love For You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 1 | F#m7 | vi7 | F# A C# E |
| 2 | G#m7 | vii7 | G# B D# F# |
| 2 | C#7 | III7 | C# E# G# B |
| 3 | Dmaj7 | IVmaj7 | D F# A C# |
| 3 | C#m7 | iii7 | C# E G# B |
| 3 | Bm7 | ii7 | B D F# A |
| 4 | Amaj7 | Imaj7 | A C# E G# |
| 4 | F#m7 | vi7 | F# A C# E |
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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A – F#m7 – G#m7 – C#7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – F#m7 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 Saving All My Love For You
Does the sheet music for Saving All My Love For You 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 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.