A Thousand Miles Piano Notes and Chords (Vanessa Carlton)

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Piano Notes for Vanessa Carlton (Vanessa Carlton)

Key Information

Key Signature: Five sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)
Scale: B Major Scale (five black keys)
B Major Scale Notes: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#

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

The enharmonic equivalent of B major is Cb major (same notes but written or notated differently).
Cb major Scale Notes: Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb

Tempo: 83 bpm (quarter note)
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Vanessa Carlton Piano Chords

Notes of the B Major Scale:
B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B

Chords of the B Major Scale:
B, C#m, D#m, E, F#, G#m and A#dm
(i.e., B major, C# minor, D# minor, E major, F# major, G# minor and A# diminished)

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

Vanessa Carlton Piano Tutorial

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.
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A Thousand Miles Piano Notes and Chords

Piano Intro

B B*~   (B*) A#*~~ (A#*) F#*~~
D#* (C#* B) B* (B*) A#*~~ (A#*) F#*~~
F#* D#* C#* B* (B*) A#*~~ (A#*) F#*~~
D#* (C#* B)    D#* (B) D#*~~
(B) F#*~~ C#*~~

Verse 1

Makin’ my way downtown, walkin’ fast
Faces pass and I’m homebound
Starin’ blankly ahead, just makin’ my way
Makin’ a way through the crowd

[E] (F# F# F#) [F#] F#~~ C# C#~ [D#] ~
Makin’ my way downtown,

[E] D#~ C# C#~~
walkin’ fast

[F#] D#~ C# C#~
Faces pass

[D#] ~ (C# *B) [E] D#~ *B
and I’m homebound

[E] (*B) B (B) [F#] A#~~ (A#) [D#] F#~~
F# [E] D# C# B
(B) [F#] A#~~ (A#) [D#] F#~~
F# [E] D# C#

[E] (F# F# F#) [F#] F#~~ D# C#~ [D#] ~
Starin’ blankly ahead,

[E] D#~~ (C# C#) C#~ [E] ~
just makin’ my way

[F#] D#~~ (C# C#) C#~ [D#] ~
Makin’ a way

(*B) [E] C#~~ C# (*B) [E] C#~ [F#] C#~~ [D#] *B~~ *B [E] D# C#
through the crowd~~

[E] B (B) [F#] A#~~ (A#) [D#] F#~~ F# [E] D# C#

Pre-Chorus

And I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder

Music: [E] (*B *B *B) [F#] (D# D# D#) [D#] C#~~

(*B) *B D# C#
And I need you

Music: [E] (*B *B *B) [F#] (D# D# D#) [D#] C#~~

*B F# C#
And I miss you

Music: [E] (*B *B *B) [F#] (D# D# D#) [D#] C#~~

*B D# *B [E] *B~~ [F#] *A#~~
And now I wonder

Chorus

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by?
‘Cause you know I’d walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight

Pre-Chorus

Music: [E] (*B *B *B) [F#] (D# D# D#) [D#] C#~~

(*B) *B D# C#
‘Cause I’ll need you

Music: [E] (*B *B *B) [F#] (D# D# D#) [D#] C#~~

*B F# C#
And I’ll miss you

Music: [E] (*B *B *B) [F#] (D# D# D#) [D#] C#~~

*B D# *B [E] *B~~ [F#] *A#~~
And now I wonder

Bridge

And I, I don’t wanna let you know
I, I drown in your memory
I, I don’t wanna let this go
I, I don’t

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