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.
How to Play Turning Tables
Piano Keys Layout
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast (16th note of sheet music).
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes (quarter note, half note, or a whole note of sheet music).
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Chords: Bold red text inside square brackets [chord]. Play the chords for the song Turning Tables at this point in the song.
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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