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Piano Notes for 21 Guns – Green Day – CDE FGAB

Key Information for the Song 21 Guns by Green Day

Scale: F Major Scale (one black key)
Key Signature: One flat (Bb)
F Major Scale Notes: F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
Tempo: 80 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

This post provides the letter notes for the melody of 21 Guns by Green Day. The song is in F major with a tempo of 80 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience as well as for beginners.

How to Play 21 Guns

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 21 Guns at this point in the song.

Part 1 (Intro Music)

F*~~ D*~~ A*~~ E*~~
F*~~ D*~~ A*~~ E*~~

Part 2 (Verse 1)

Do you know what’s worth fightin’ for
When it’s not worth dyin’ for?
Does it take your breath away
And you feel yourself suffocatin’?

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
Do you know what’s worth fightin’ for

F F D*~ D* C* A Bb C* G~~
When it’s not worth dyin’~ for?

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
Does it take your breath away

A G G F F D F~ A A~ G~~
And you feel yourself suffocatin’?

Part 3 (Verse 1)

Does the pain weigh out the pride
And you look for a place to hide?
Did someone break your heart inside?
You’re in ruins

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
Does the pain weigh out the pride

F F D*~ D* C* A Bb C* G~~
And you look for a place to hide?

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
Did someone break your heart inside?

A G G F F~~
You’re in ruins

Part 4 (Chorus)

One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms, give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms, into the sky
You and I

F~~ A Bb C* F*~~~
One, twenty-one guns

C* A F D*~~ C* Bb A A G~~
Lay down your arms, give up the fight

F~~ A Bb C* F*~~~
One, twenty-one guns

C* A F D*~~ C* Bb A A G~~
Throw up your arms, into the sky

A G G F~~
You and I

Part 5 (Verse 2)

When you’re at the end of the road
And you lost all sense of control
And your thoughts have taken their toll
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
When you’re at the end of the road

F F D*~ D* C* A Bb C* G~~
And you lost all sense of control

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
And your thoughts have taken their toll

A G G F F D F~ A A~ G~~
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul

Part 6 (Verse 2)

Your faith walks on broken glass
And the hangover doesn’t pass
Nothing’s ever built to last
You’re in ruins

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
Your faith walks on broken glass

F F D*~ D* C* A Bb C* G~~
And the hangover doesn’t pass

F F D*~ D* C* C* Bb A G~~
Nothing’s ever built to last

A G G F F~~
You’re in ruins

Part 7 (Chorus)

One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms, give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms, into the sky
You and I

F~~ A Bb C* F*~~~
One, twenty-one guns

C* A F D*~~ C* Bb A A G~~
Lay down your arms, give up the fight

F~~ A Bb C* F*~~~
One, twenty-one guns

C* A F D*~~ C* Bb A A G~~
Throw up your arms, into the sky

A G G F~~
You and I

Part 7 (Bridge)

Did you try to live on your own
When you burned down the house and home?
Did you stand too close to the fire
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone?