Piano Keyboard Notes

Piano Notes for Slipping Through My Fingers (ABBA)

| D~ D        (E) F~ | ~~
[Bb] Schoolbag in hand, [Bbm]

F      G        | A~
she leaves [F] home

A (Bb)  A~ | (G)  F~~  | E~~
in the   early           morning

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D (D)      E | F~~
Waving  good [Bbm] bye

(F G)    | Bb~~ A   G F    | A~ [Am] ~
with an [F] absent_ minded [Am] smile

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Key Information

Key Signature: One flat (B♭)
Scale: F major Scale (One black key)
F major Scale Notes: F, G, A, B♭, C, D, E, F

The relative minor of F major is D minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
D minor Scale Notes: D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C, D

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Slipping Through My Fingers Piano Chords

Notes of the F Major Scale:
F, G, A, Bb (A#), C, D, E, F

Chords of the F Major Scale:
F, Gm, Am, Bb, C, Dm and Edm
(i.e., F major, G minor, A minor, Bb major, C major, D minor and E diminished)

For more information about chords in the key of F major, including their formula, intervals, key count and number of sharps, please visit:
List of Chords in F Major Scale

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Tempo: 61 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

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Slipping Through My Fingers Piano Tutorial

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Slipping Through My Fingers Piano Notes and Chords

Verse 1

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while

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| D~ D        (E) F~ | ~~
[Bb] Schoolbag in hand, [Bbm]

F      G        | A~
she leaves [F] home

A (Bb)  A~ | (G)  F~~  | E~~
in the   early           morning

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D (D)      E | F~~
Waving  good [Bbm] bye

(F G)    | Bb~~ A   G F   | A~~~ [Am]
with an [F] absent_ minded [Am] smile

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| D~  D    (E)   F~~~
[Bb] I     watch her go [Bbm]

(F G)  | A~~ A~ Bb
with a [F] surge of that

|    A     G        F E~
[Am] well known sadness

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|~ (D Bb) Bb  (A) A |  G~
[Bb]   And I   have to sit [C] down

(G F) F~~~
for a while

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Pre-Chorus

The feeling that I’m losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I’m glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl

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[F]~~

D    |  D Bb~ (Bb) A
The [Bb]  feeling that I’m

| A~ G  G~
[C] losing her

(C) | C~~ A~ | ~
fore [F] ver [A]

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(D) | (D) Bb~ (Bb) A~
And [Bb] without really

| (A G) G~ (C) C~
[C] entering her world

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| D  |  D    Bb~ (Bb) A  A
[F] I’m [Bb] glad whenever    I

| G~   G     (C)   C  | A~
[C] can share her laugh [F] ter

C   | (C) G~ (G) F F~ | ~~
That [C] funny    little girl

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Chorus

Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what’s in her mind?
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time

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| (*A   C    F       A)   | (A) G~
[F] Slipping through my [Bb] fingers

G (F) F~ | ~
all the time [F]

C* A (F E) | C*
I try to cap [Am] ture

A (E) D~ | ~ G~~
every mi [Gm] nute

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G | F (D) C | F~~
The [Bb] feeling in [F] it

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(*A       C            F) | (A) G~
Slipping through my [C] fingers

G (F) F~ | ~
all the time [F]

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(*A C F A) | (A) G~
Do I really [Bb] see what’s

G (F) F~ | ~
in her mind [F]

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C* A (F) E~ | ~
Each time I think [Am]

C* A (E) D~ | G~~
I’m close to know [Gm] ing

G | F D | (C) F~
She [Bb] keeps on [F] growing

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(*A       C            F) | (A) G~
Slipping through my [C] fingers

G (F) F~ | ~
all the time [F]

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Verse 2

Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she’s gone, there’s that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can’t deny

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| D~     D (E)    F~ | ~~
[Bb] Sleep in our eyes, [Bbm]

F  (G) A~ | ~
her and me [F]

A (Bb) | A~ G    F E | D~~
at the [Am] breakfast table [Bb]

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D (D E) | F~~
Barely a [Bbm] wake

(F G) | Bb A G F A~~~ |
I let [F] precious time go [Am] by

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| D~ D (E) F~~~
[Bb] Then when she’s gone,

(F G) A~~
there’s that

| A Bb | A G F E | D~
[F] odd melan [Am] choly feeling

(Bb) Bb (A) A~ | ~
[Bb] And a sense of guilt [C]

(G) G~ (F) | F~~~
I can’t de [F] ny

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Pre-Chorus

What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go? (Slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did, but most we didn’t
And why, I just don’t know

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Chorus

| (*A   C    F       A)   | (A) G~ G (F) F~ | ~
[F] Slipping through my [Bb] fingers all the time [F]

C* A (F E) | C* A (E) D~ | ~ G~~
I try to cap [Am] ture every mi [Gm] nute

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G | F (D) C | F~~
The [Bb] feeling in [F] it

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(*A       C            F) | (A) G~ G (F) F~ | ~
Slipping through my [C] fingers all the time [F]

(*A C F A) | (A) G~ G (F) F~ | ~
Do I really [Bb] see what’s in her mind [F]

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C* A (F) E~ | ~ C* A (E) D~ | G~~
Each time I think [Am] I’m close to know [Gm] ing

G | F D | (C) F~
She [Bb] keeps on [F] growing

(*A       C            F) | (A) G~ G (F) F~ | ~
Slipping through my [C] fingers all the time [F]

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Bridge

Sometimes, I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers

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Outro

Slipping through my fingers all the time
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile

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