Other arrangements of The Saltwater Room
Pick a learning view.
I op ened my eyes
last (C)night
and saw you in the low light, walk ing down by the bay,
on the shore, star ing up at the stars that aren’t there (G)an y more.
I was feel ing the night
grow (C)old,
and (Cmaj9)you were look ing so cold.
So like an in tro vert, I drew my ov er shirt a round my arms and be gan to shiv er (G)vio lent ly be (Fmaj9)fore Can you you hap penned to look
and (C)see
the (Cmaj9)tun nels all a round me.
Run ning in to the dark
un der ground, and all the sub ways a round cre ate a great ver sound.
To my feel mo tion fa tigue:
fare (C)well.
With (Cmaj9)your ear to a sea shell, I you can hear the waves in un der wat er caves as if you ac tual ly were in side a (G)salt wat er room.
Time to (Am)geth er is (F)nev er quite e nough.
When you and (Am)I are a lone, I’ve nev er (F)felt so at home.
What will it (Am)take to make or (F)break this hint of love?
On ly time,
on ly time.
So tell me, (Am)dar ling, do you (F)wish we’d fall in love?
Yeah, (Am)all the time.
All the time.
Time to (Am)geth er is (F)nev er quite e nough.
When you and (Am)I are a lone, I’ve nev er (F)felt so at home.
What will it (Am)take to make or (F)break this hint of love?
On ly time,
on ly time.
When we’re a (Am)part, what ev er (F)are you think ing of?
If this is (Am)what I call home, why does it (F)feel so a lone?
So tell me (Am)dar ling, do you (F)wish we’d fall in love?
All the time,
all the time.
Time to geth er is nev er quite e nough.
When we’re a part, what ev er are you think ing of?
What will it take to make or break this hint of love?
So tell me dar ling, do you (F)wish we’d fall in love?
All the time.
Oh, all the time.
All the time.
Oh, all the time.
The Saltwater Room — Classic Piano Sheet Music
Read "The Saltwater Room" by Owl City in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 110 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “The Saltwater Room”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "The Saltwater Room"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "The Saltwater Room" by Owl City played in?
- The Saltwater Room is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "The Saltwater Room"?
- The arrangement plays at 110 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "The Saltwater Room" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "The Saltwater Room"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "The Saltwater Room"?
- "The Saltwater Room" was originally performed by Owl City. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "The Saltwater Room"?
- This arrangement uses 9 chords: Am, Am7, Am9, C, Cmaj9, F, Fmaj7, Fmaj9, +1 more.
- What other songs by Owl City can I play here?
- Try "FIREFLIES", "Fireflies", "GOOD TIME". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "The Saltwater Room" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature C, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 110 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.