Piano Notes and Chords for Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Blinding Lights by The Weeknd.
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 (i.e., the 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 i.e., the same notes but written (notated) differently.
D# major Scale Notes: D#, E# (F), F## (G), G#, A#, B# (C), C## (D), D#
Tempo: 82 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Blinding Lights Piano Tutorial
Piano Keys Layout
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes.
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Blinding Lights Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song Blinding Lights:
Fm (F minor) chord: F, Ab, and C
Cm (C minor) chord: C, Eb, and G
Eb (E-flat major) chord: Eb, G, and Bb
Bb (B-flat major) chord: Bb, D, and F
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Blinding Lights Piano Notes and Chords
Intro Music
F*~ F*~ (Eb*) (F*) G* C* Eb*~
|Fm
F*~ F*~ (Eb*) (F*) G* C* Eb*~
|Cm
(Bb*) G* F* Eb*~
|Eb
(Bb*) G* F* Eb* F*~~~
|Bb
Verse 1 (Part 1)
I’ve been tryna call
I’ve been on my own for long enough
Maybe you can show me how to love, maybe
(C* Bb) (C* Bb) C*~~~
I been tryna | call
|Fm
(C* Bb) (C* Bb) Eb*
I been on my | own
|Cm
(C*) Bb (C*) G~~
for long enough
(C* Bb) (C* Bb) Eb* C*
Maybe you can | show me
|Eb
Bb (C*) G~~
how to love,
Bb~ (C*) F~~
may | be
|Bb
Verse 1 (Part 2)
I’m goin’ through withdrawals
You don’t even have to do too much
You can turn me on with just a touch, baby
(G C*) (Bb) (C*) (Bb) C*~~~
I’m going through with| drawals
|Fm
(C* Bb) (C* Bb) Eb*~
You don’t even | have
|Cm
(C*) Bb (C*) G~~
to do too much
(C* Bb) (C* Bb) Eb*~
You can turn me | on
|Eb
(C*) Bb (C*) G~~
with just a touch,
Bb~ (C*) F~~
ba | by
|Bb
Pre-Chorus
I look around and
Sin City’s cold and empty (Oh)
No one’s around to judge me (Oh)
I can’t see clearly when you’re gone
(G C*) (Bb C*) Bb~~
I look around and |
|Fm
C* (Eb*) F* G* C* Eb* F*~
Sin City’s cold and empty
C* C* (Eb*) F* G*
| No one’s around
|Cm
C* Eb* F*~
to judge me
Bb C* (Eb*) F* G*
| I can’t see clearly
|Eb
C* Eb* F*~ D*~ C*~ Bb~
when you’re | gone
|Bb
Chorus
I said, ooh, I’m blinded by the lights
No, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch
I said, ooh, I’m drowning in the night
Oh, when I’m like this, you’re the one I trust
Hey, hey, hey
Bb* Eb*~ F*~~~
I said, | ooh,
|Fm
G*~ F* (Eb*) Eb* (C*) Eb*~~
I’m | blinded by the lights
|Cm
Eb*~ (Bb*) G* F* Eb*~
No, | I can’t sleep until
|Eb
(Bb*) G* F* Eb*~~ F*~~
I feel your | touch
|Bb
G* Eb*~ F*~~~
I said, | ooh,
|Fm
G*~ F* (Eb*) Eb* (C*) Eb*~~
I’m | drowning in the night
|Cm
Eb*~ (Bb*) G* F* Eb*~
Oh, when | I’m like this,
|Eb
(Bb*) G* F* Eb*~~ F*~
you’re the one I | trust
|Bb
F*~ F*~ F*~
Hey, hey, hey
Music
F*~ F*~ (Eb*) (F*) G* C* Eb*~
|Fm
F*~ F*~ (Eb*) (F*) G* C* Eb*~
|Cm
(Bb*) G* F* Eb*~
|Eb
(Bb*) G* F* Eb* F*~~~
|Bb
Verse 2
I’m running out of time
‘Cause I can see the sun light up the sky
So I hit the road in overdrive, baby, oh
(G) (C*) (Bb) (C*) (Bb) C*~~
I’m running out of | time
|Fm
(G) (C*) (Bb) (C*) (Bb)
‘Cause I can see the
Eb*~ (C*) Bb (C*) G~~
| sun light up the sky
|Cm
(C*) (Bb) (C*) (Bb) Eb*
So I hit the | road
|Eb
(C*) Bb (C*) G~~
in overdrive,
Bb~ (C*) F~~
ba| by
|Bb
Pre-Chorus
The city’s cold and empty (Oh)
No one’s around to judge me (Oh)
I can’t see clearly when you’re gone
Eb* D* C* Bb C*
Oh, | ~~
|Fm
C* (Eb*) F* G* C* Eb* F*~
the city’s cold and empty
C* C* (Eb*) F* G* C* Eb* F*~
| No one’s around to judge me
|Cm
Bb C* (Eb*) F* G*
| I can’t see clearly
|Eb
C* Eb* F*~ D*~ C*~ Bb~
when you’re gone |
|Bb
Chorus
Bb* Eb*~ F*~~~
I said, | ooh,
|Fm
G*~ F* (Eb*) Eb* (C*) Eb*~~
I’m | blinded by the lights
|Cm
Eb*~ (Bb*) G* F* Eb*~
No, | I can’t sleep until
|Eb
(Bb*) G* F* Eb*~~ F*~~
I feel your | touch
|Bb
G* Eb*~ F*~~~
I said, | ooh,
|Fm
G*~ F* (Eb*) Eb* (C*) Eb*~~
I’m | drowning in the night
|Cm
Eb*~ (Bb*) G* F* Eb*~
Oh, when | I’m like this,
|Eb
(Bb*) G* F* Eb*~~ F*~
you’re the one I | trust
|Bb
F*~ F*~ F*~
Hey, hey, hey
Bridge
I’m just calling back to let you know (Back to let you know)
I could never say it on the phone (Say it on the phone)
Will never let you go this time (Ooh)
Blinding Lights Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Blinding Lights 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)
Chords used for the song Blinding Lights are:
Fm, Cm, Eb, and Bb
Fm Chord
Fm (F minor) chord notes: F, Ab, C
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Cm Chord
Cm (C minor) chord notes: C, Eb, G
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Eb Chord
Eb (E-flat major) chord notes: Eb, G, Bb
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Bb Chord
Bb (B-flat major) chord notes: Bb, D, F
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
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