Piano Notes and Chords for Save Your Tears – The Weeknd
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Save Your Tears by The Weeknd.
Key Information
Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
The relative minor of C major is A minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Tempo: 57 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Save Your Tears Piano Tutorial
Asterisk (star symbol): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Bracekt: Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines (Tilde): Sustained Notes
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Chord Change
Save Your Tears Piano Chords
List of chords, their notes, and frequency, i.e., how many times that chord appeared in the song Save Your Tears:
25 – Am (A minor) chord: A, C, and E
25 – G (G major) chord: G, B, and D
23 – C (C major) chord: C, E, and G
22 – Em (E minor) chord: E, G, and B
3 – Dm (D minor) chord: D, F, and A
3 – F (F major) chord: F, A, and C
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Save Your Tears Piano Notes and Chords
Verse 1
I saw you dancing in a crowded room (Uh)
You look so happy when I’m not with you
But then you saw me, caught you by surprise
A single teardrop falling from your eye
(G C*) C* C* (C*)
| I saw you danc| ing
|C |Am
(C* A) (C* D*) B~~
in a crowded room|
|Em
(G B) B B (G)
You look so hap| py
|G
(G G) (B) (C*) C*~
when I’m not with you
(G C*) C* C* (C*)
| But then you saw| me,
|C |Am
(C* A) (C*) (D*) B~
caught you by surprise
(G) (B) B B (G)
| A single tear| drop
|Em |G
(G G) (B C*) C*~~
falling from your eye
Refrain
I don’t know why I run away
I make you cry when I run away
(G*) (E*) (G*) E*~
| I don’t know | why
|C |Am
G*~ (A*) (E*) E*~~
I | run away
|Em
Music:
G* F* E* (F*) E*
|G
(G*) (E*) (G*) E*~
| I’ll make you | cry
|C |Am
D*~~ (G*) (A*) (E*) E*~~
when I | run away|
|Em |G
Music:
G* F* E* (F*) E*
|G
Verse 2
You could’ve asked me why I broke your heart
You could’ve told me that you fell apart
But you walked past me like I wasn’t there
And just pretended like you didn’t care
(G C*) C* C* (C*)
| You could’ve asked| me
|C |Am
(C* A) (C* D*) B~~
why I broke your heart
(G B) B B (G)
| You could’ve told| me
|Em |G
(G G) (B) (C*) C*~
that you fell apart
(C*) (E*) D* D* (C*)
| But you walked past| me
|C |Am
(C*) (A) (C*) (D*) B~
like I wasn’t there
(G) B (G) (B (G)
| And just pretend| ed
|Em |G
(G) (G) (B) C* (D*) C*~
like you didn’t care|
|C
Refrain
I don’t know why I run away
I make you cry when I run away
(G*) (E*) (G*) E*~
| I don’t know | why
|C |Am
G*~ (A*) (E*) E*~~
I | run away
|Em
Music:
G* F* E* (F*) E*
|G
(G*) (E*) (G*) E*~
| I’ll make you | cry
|C |Am
D*~~ (G*) (A*) (E*) E*~~
when I | run away|
|Em |G
Music:
G* F* E* (D*) F*
|G
Pre-Chorus
Take me back ’cause I wanna stay
Save your tears for another
(G*) G* E* (C*) (A) (C*) (D*) D* C*~
| Take me | back ’cause I wanna stay
|Dm |Am
(G*) A*~ E*~~(C*) (A) (C*) D*~
| Save your tears| for another
|F |G
Chorus
Save your tears for another day
Save your tears for another day (So)
E*~ C*~ G* (E*) (D*) (C*) (D*) B~~~
| Save your | tears for another day |
|C |Am |Em
Music:
G* F* E* (F*) (E*)
|G
E*~ C*~ G* (E*) (D*) (C*) (D*) B~~~
| Save your | tears for another day |
|C |Am |Em |G
Verse 3
I made you think that I would always stay
I said some things that I should never say
Yeah, I broke your heart like someone did to mine
And now you won’t love me for a second time
(G C*) C* C* (C*)
| So, I made you think|
|C |Am
(C* A) (C* D*) B~~
that I would always stay
(G B) B B (G)
| I said some things|
|Em |G
(G G) (B) (C*) C*~
that I should never say
(C*) (E*) G* G* A*~
| Yeah, I broke your heart|
|C |Am
(E*) (E* D*) (E*) (G*) E*~
like someone did to mine
(G) B (G) (B (G)
| And now you won’t love| me
|Em |G
(G) (G) (B) C* (D*) C*~
for a second time|
|C
Refrain
I don’t know why I run away
I make you cry when I run away
(G*) (E*) (G*) E*~
| I don’t know | why
|C |Am
G*~ (A*) (E*) E*~~
I | run away
|Em
Music:
G* F* E* (F*) E*
|G
(G*) (E*) (G*) E*~
| I’ll make you | cry
|C |Am
D*~~ (G*) (A*) (E*) E*~~
when I | run away|
|Em |G
Music:
G* F* E* (D*) F*
|G
Pre-Chorus
Girl, take me back ’cause I wanna stay
Save your tears for another
I realize that I’m much too late
And you deserve someone better
Save Your Tears Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Save Your Tears Chords:
Notes of the C Major Scale:
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
Chords of the C Major Scale:
C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am and Bdm
(i.e., C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor and B diminished)
Chords used for the song Save Your Tears are:
C, Am, Em, G, Dm, and F
To help you focus on the most frequently used chords in this song, we’ve listed and sorted them by how often they appear, making it easier to practice and understand the overall structure. The numbers in brackets indicate how many times that chord appeared in the song.
Am Chord (25)
Am (A minor) chord notes: A, C, E
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
G Chord (25)
G (G major) chord notes: G, B, D
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
C Chord (23)
C (C major) chord notes: C, E, G
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Em Chord (22)
Em (E minor) chord notes: E, G, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Dm Chord (3)
Dm (D minor) chord notes: D, F, A
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
F Chord (3)
F (F major) chord notes: F, A, C
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
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