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
Piano Keys Layout
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes.
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
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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