Turning Tables – Piano Notes and Chords – Adele



Piano Notes and Chords for Turning Tables – Adele


Key Information for the Song Turning Tables by Adele

Key Signature: Three flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
Scale: C minor / Eb Major Scale (three black keys)
Eb Major Scale Notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D

The relative minor of Eb major is C minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
C minor Scale Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb

The enharmonic equivalent of Eb major is D# major i.e., the same notes but written (notated) differently.
D# major Scale Notes: D#, E# (F), F## (G), G#, A#, B# (C), C## (D), D#

Tempo: 70 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

This post provides the letter notes for the melody of Turning Tables by Adele. The song is in C minor / Eb Major with a tempo of 70 BPM and a 4/4 time signature.


Turning Tables 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


Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.


Turning Tables Piano Chords

Notes of the C Minor Scale:
C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C

Chords of the C Minor Scale:
Cm, Ddm, Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, and Bb
(i.e., C minor, D diminished, Eb major, F minor, G minor, Ab major, and Bb major)

Chords used for the song Turning Tables are:
Cm, Ab, Fm, Bb, Eb

Notes for the Turning Tables Chords are:
Cm (C minor): C, Eb, G
Ab (A-flat major): Ab, C, Eb
Fm (F minor): F, Ab, C
Bb (B-flat major): Bb, D, F
Eb (E-flat major): Eb, G, Bb


Intro Music

| (C Eb) (C Eb)  (Bb Eb) (Bb Eb)
| Cm

(C Eb) (C Eb)  (Bb Eb) (Bb Eb)
| Cm

| (C Eb) (C Eb)  (Bb Eb) (Bb Eb)
| Ab

| (C Eb) (C Eb) (Bb Eb) (Bb Eb)
| Ab

| (C Eb) (C Eb) (G Eb) (G Eb)
| Fm

| (C Eb) (C Eb) (G Eb) (G Eb)
| Fm

| (C Eb) (C Eb) (Ab Eb) (Ab Eb)
| Ab

| (C)  (Eb)  (C)  (Ab)  G  Eb~~
| Ab


Verse 1

Close enough to start a war
All that I have is on the floor
God only knows what we’re fighting for
All that I say, you always say more


    Eb      (D) Eb~  (D)  Eb~  (D)  C~~~
|   Close enough    to start   a war|
| Cm                                             | Ab

Eb  (Eb)  Eb~  C~~ (C)  Eb  (D)  C~~~
All that   I|   have     is on the floor|
              | Fm                               | Ab

    (Eb) (Eb) (D)      Eb   (Eb)   (F) G~ Eb  C~~~
|   God only knows what we’re fighting   | for
| Cm                                                      | Ab

Eb (Eb) Eb~ C~~  (Eb) Eb (Eb) Eb (Eb)  (F)  C~~~
All that  I|    say,    you always say  |      more
             | Fm                                   | Ab


Pre-Chorus

I can’t keep up with your turning tables
Under your thumb, I can’t breathe


C~  D~  Eb~  F~  Eb  D  C~  D~  Eb~  F~
| I can’t keep up  with your | turning tables
| Ab                                   | Fm

Eb  D  C~  D~  Eb~~  *Bb~  D~
Under | your thumb, I can’t | breathe
           | Ab                        | Bb


Chorus

So I won’t let you close enough to hurt me
No, I won’t rescue you to just desert me
I can’t give you the heart you think you gave me
It’s time to say goodbye to turning tables
To turning tables


(Eb) Bb~ G~~  Bb~  G~~
So  | I    won’t  | let you
      | Cm          | Ab

G  (G)  G~  (F)  Ab~  G
| close enough to hurt|   me
| Eb                          | Fm


(Eb) Bb~ G~~  Bb~  G~~
No,  | I    won’t | rescue
       | Cm         | Ab

G  (G)  G~  (F)  Ab~  G
| you to just desert |   me
| Eb                       | Fm


(Eb) F (G )   Bb~~~
I can’t give|  you|
                | Cm   | Ab

C*  (Bb)  Bb~  (G)  G  F~
| the heart | you think | you gave me
| Ab          | Eb          | Bb


(Eb) (F) (G)  Ab~  G~  Eb~~~
It’s time to | say | good| bye
                 | Ab   | Eb   | Ab

(Eb)  Eb  (D)  (Eb)  Eb~~~
to turning | tables,|
               | Cm     | Ab

(Eb) Eb  (D)  Eb  Bb~~~  (Ab G) F~~ Eb~~~
to     turning  | tables |~~~~
                    | Fm      | Ab


Verse 2

Under haunted skies, I see you, ooh
Where love is lost, your ghost is found
I braved a hundred storms to leave you
As hard as you try, no,
I will never be knocked down


Eb (D) Eb~ (D) Eb~ (D) Eb~ F~~
|   Under haunted skies I see|   you|
| Cm                             | Ab   | Fm

(Eb) (F) (Ab)  (G)  (F)  Eb~~
ooh…oo


(Eb)  (Eb)  (D)  Eb~  (Eb)  G~  (Eb)  C~~~
Where love is lost, your ghost is found|
                                                           | Ab

   (G)  (G)  (G)  G~  (G)  Bb~~  (G)  (Ab)  (G)  (F)  Eb~~
|   I braved a hundred storms |  to leave you
| Cm                                      | Ab

(Eb)  (Eb)  (F)  (G)  Bb~~
As hard as you try,|
                             | Fm

(Eb)  F~  (G)  (F)  (Eb)  C~~  G  G~~
no, I will never be knocked down|
                                                  | Ab

(F)  (G)  (F)  Eb~~


Pre-Chorus

C~  D~  Eb~  F~  Eb  D  C~  D~  Eb~  F~
| I can’t keep up  with your | turning tables
| Ab                                   | Fm

Eb  D  C~  D~  Eb~~  *Bb~  D~
Under | your thumb, I can’t | breathe
           | Ab                        | Bb


Chorus

(Eb) Bb~ G~~  Bb~  G~~  G  (G)  G~  (F)  Ab~  G
So  | I    won’t  | let you    | close enough to hurt|   me
      | Cm          | Ab          | Eb                          | Fm

(Eb) Bb~ G~~  Bb~  G~~  G  (G)  G~  (F)  Ab~  G
No,  | I    won’t | rescue    | you to just desert |   me
       | Cm         | Ab          | Eb                       | Fm


(Eb) F (G )   Bb~~~    C*  (Bb)  Bb~  (G)  G  F~
I can’t give|  you|        | the heart | you think | you gave me
                | Cm   | Ab  | Ab           | Eb          | Bb


(Eb) (F) (G)  Ab~  G~  Eb~~~  (Eb)  Eb  (D)  (Eb)  Eb~~~
It’s time to | say | good| bye    to turning | tables,|
                 | Ab   | Eb   | Ab                     | Cm     | Ab

(Eb) Eb  (D)  Eb  Bb~~~  (Ab G) F~~ Eb~~~
to     turning  | tables |~~~~
                    | Fm      | Ab



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