Abracadabra Piano Notes and Chords (Lady Gaga)




Piano Notes for Abracadabra (Lady Gaga)

Key Information

Key Signature: Three flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
Scale: C minor / Eb Major Scale (three black keys)
C minor Scale Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb

The relative major of C minor is Eb major (same notes but arranged in a different order).
Eb Major Scale Notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D

The enharmonic equivalent of Eb major is D# major (same notes but written or notated differently).
D# major Scale Notes: D#, E# (F), F## (G), G#, A#, B# (C), C## (D), D#

Tempo: 126 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced


Abracadabra 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)

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

Chords used for the song Abracadabra are:
Cm, Eb, Fm, Ab, and Bb


Abracadabra 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.
Chords: Bold red text inside square brackets [chord]. Play the chords for the song Abracadabra at this point in the song.


Abracadabra Piano Notes and Chords

Intro

Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra


[Fm] *F~ (*Ab) *F *Ab
Abracadabra,

*F *Ab [Gb] *Gb *Ab [G] *G~~
abracadabra

[Ab] *Ab~~
dabra~~


[Fm] *F~ (*Ab) *F *Ab
Abracadabra,

*F *Ab [Gb] *Gb *Ab [G] *G~~
abracadabra

[Ab] *Ab~~
dabra~~


[Fm] *F~ *F~ *F~ [Gb] *Gb~ [G] *G~~ [Ab] *Ab~~

[Fm] *F~ *F~ *F~ [Gb] *Gb~ [G] *G~~ *Ab~ C~


Verse 1

Pay the toll to the angels
Drawing circles in the clouds
Keep your mind on the distance
When the devil turns around


[Fm] F  (F)  F~~
| Pay    the  toll

(F F)   [Fm] F Eb~~~
to the  | angels

Eb~ Eb [Fm] C D~~
Drawing |     circles

(*Bb *Bb)  C~ [Fm] C~~~
in the        clo | uds


[Fm] F  (F)   F~~
| Keep  your mind

(F F)    [Fm] F Eb~~
on the | distance

Eb (Eb) Eb~ [Fm] C D~~
When the | devil

(*Bb) C~ [Fm] C~~~
turns ar | ound


Refrain

Hold me in your heart tonight
In the magic of the dark moonlight
Save me from this empty fight
In the game of life


[Fm] C*~ Ab~ F~ (Bb C*)
| Hold     me    in   your

Bb~   [Eb] G~ Eb~~
heart | tonight

Eb C*  Bb~ [Bb] F~ D~~
In  the  ma | gic      of

Bb Ab~   [Ab] Eb~ C~~~
the dark | moonlight


[Fm] C*~ Ab~  F~   C*
|  Save     me  from this

Bb~ [Eb] G~ Eb~~ (D Eb) [Bb] D~~~
em | pty   fight ~~

F  F   [Ab] Ab Ab~ F~~
In the | game  of life


Pre-Chorus

Like a poem said by a lady in red
You hear the last few words of your life
With a haunting dance, now you’re both in a trance
It’s time to cast your spell on the night


F F [Fm] Ab~ G F~~ C~ [Cm] Eb Eb Eb F~~
Like a | poem said by a | lady in red

C    C      C [Bb] D~ D~ D Eb D C~ [Ab] ~~
You hear the | last few words of your life |


F F [Fm] Ab~ G F~~ C C [Cm] Eb Eb Eb F~~
With a | haunting dance, now you’re | both in a trance

C C C [Bb] D~ D~ D Eb D C~ [Ab] ~~
It’s time | to cast your spell on the | night


Chorus

Abracadabra, amor-oo-na-na
Abracadabra, morta-oo-ga-ga
Abracadabra, abra-oo-na-na
In her tongue she said, Death or love tonight


[Fm] C* C* C* C*~~
| Abracadabra,

Ab Ab Ab [Cm] Bb Bb~ Bb~~
amor- | oo-na-na

G G [Bb] Bb Bb~ Bb~~
Abra | cadabra,

G G [Ab] Bb Ab G F~~~
morta- | oo- ga-ga


[Fm] C* C* C* C*~~ Ab Ab Ab [Cm] Bb Bb~ Bb~~
| Abracadabra,           abra- | oo-na-na

F F [Bb] Ab~ G F~~
In her tongue she said,

Eb~~ [Ab] Ab~ Ab~ Ab~ F F~~ G Ab~~
Death or love tonight~~


Post-Chorus

Abracadabra, abracadabra
Abracadabra, abracadabra
Feel the beat under your feet, the floor’s on firе
Abracadabra, abracadabra


[Fm] *F~ (*Ab) *F *Ab
Abracadabra,

*F *Ab [Gb] *Gb *Ab [G] *G~~
abracadabra

[Ab] *Ab~~
dabra~~


[Fm] *F~ (*Ab) *F *Ab
Abracadabra,

*F *Ab [Gb] *Gb *Ab [G] *G~~
abracadabra

[Ab] *Ab~~
dabra~~



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