Piano Notes for Calm Down – Rema – Selena Gomez – CDE FGAB
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Calm Down by Rema and Selena Gomez.
Key Information
Key Signature: Four sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
Scale: E Major Scale (four black keys)
E Major Scale Notes: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#
The relative minor of E major is C# minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
C# minor Scale Notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B
Tempo: 100 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Calm Down 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.
Calm Down Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song Calm Down:
E (E major) chord: E, G#, and B
Esus2 (E suspended second) chord: E, F#, and B
B (B major) chord: B, D#, and F#
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Calm Down Piano Lettter Notes and Chords
Intro Music
*E *G# *E *G# *E *G#
*E *G# *E *G# *E *G#
*E *F# *E *F#
*B D# *B D# *B D# *B D#
*B D# *B D# *B D# *B D#
*B~~
Chorus (Part 1)
Baby, calm down, calm down
Girl, this your body e put in my heart for lockdown, for lockdown, oh, lockdown
Girl, you sweet like Fanta, ooh, Fanta, ooh
If I tell you say, “I love you”, you no dey form yanga-oh, oh, yanga-oh
B A# G# G#~~ G# G#~~
Baby, |calm down, calm down
|E
G# ( A# G#) G# (A# G#)
Girl, this your body e |put
|Esus2
G# (A# G#) G# F# D# D#~
in my heart for |lockdown,
|B
F# D# D#~ F# D# D#~~
for lockdown, oh lockdown
D# F# B A#
Girl, you sweet like |
G# G#~~ G# G#~
Fanta ooh, Fanta ooh
|E
(G# A#) G# (A# G#) G# A# G# A# G#
If I tell you, say, I love you,| no dey
|Esus2
F# D# D#~ F# D# D#
form |yanga oh, oh yanga oh
|B
Chorus (Part 2)
No, tell me no, no, no, no, woah, woah, woah, woah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby, come gimme your
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like
woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-
woah-woah-woah-woah
Shawty, come gimme your
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, hmm
A# (G#) (A#)
No tell me
C#* C#* C#* C#*
no, no, no, no,
B B B A#
woah, woah, woah, woah
G# G# G# G# G# G#
|Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
|E
G# G# G# G# G#~
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(A#) (A#) A# A# (G#) (A#)
|Baby, come gimme your
|Esus2
B B B B B B B C#*
|lolololololololo
|B
A# A# A# G# F#~
woahwoahwoahwoahwoah
(F#) (A#) (B) A#
You got me like,
G# G# G# G# G# G# G# F# E~~
|woahwoahwoahwoahwoahwoahwoahwoahwoah
|E
(A#) (A#) A# A# (G#) (A#)
|Shawty come gimme your
|Esus2
B B B B B B B
|lolololololololo
|B
C#* A# A# A# G# F#~ D# F# G#~
woahwoahwoahwoahwoah, mhmm|
|E
Verse 1 (Part 1)
I see this fine girl, for my party, she wear yellow
Every other girl they dey do too much, but this girl mellow
Naim, I dey find situation, I go use take tell am “Hello”
Finally, I find way to talk to the girl, but she no wan’ follow
(G# B C#*) C#* C#*~
I see this fine girl
C#* C#* (B) C#*~
for my party
B D#* (B) A#~~
she wear |yellow
|Esus2
(C#* C#*) (C#* B) C#*
| Every other girl
|B
(C#*) (B) C#* C#* C#*
they dey do too much
C#* B D#* (B) A#~~~
but this girl mellow
(C#* C#*) (C#* B) C#*
| Naim I dey find
|E
(C#* B C#* C#*) (C#* B) C#*
situation I go use
C#* B D#* (B) A#~~~
take tell am |hello
|Esus2
(C#* C#* C#*) (B) C#* (C#*) (B) C#*
| Finally I find way to talk
|B
(C#*) (B) C#* C#* B D#* (B) A#~
to the girl but she no wan follow
Verse 1 (Part 2)
Who you come dey form for? Woah (Mhmm)
Why you no wan’ conform? Woah (Mhmm)
Then I start to feel her bum-bum, woah (Mhmm)
But she dey gimme small, small, woah
(E* E*) (D#* C#*) B B A# A# B~
Who you come dey |form for?
|E
(E* E*) (D#* C#*) B B A# A# B~
Why you no wan’ conform?|
|Esus2
(B B) (B B) (C#* B) B B A# A# B~
Then I start to feel her |brown bum, warm
|B
(B B) (E* D#*) (C#*) B B A# A# B
But she dey gimme small, small woah
Verse 1 (Part 3)
I know say shе sabi pass that one, one (Mhmm)
But she feeling insеcure, woah
‘Cause her friends go dey gum her like chewing gum, woah (Mhmm)
Go dey gum her like chewing gum, oh-woah
(B B) (B E*) (D#* C#*) B B A# A# B
I know say she sabi pass that |one, one
|E
(B B) (B E*) (D#* C#*) B B A# (A#) (A#) B
But she feeling insecure woah
(B B) (B E*) (D#* C#*) B B A# (A#) (A#) B
‘Cause her |friends go dey gum her like |chewing gum
|Esus2 |B
(B B) (B E*) (D#* C#*) B B A# (A#) (A#) B~~
Go dey gum her like chewing gum, woah
Verse 2 (Selena Gomez)
Yeah, I know I look shy but for you I get down, oh, woah
And my hips make you cry when I’m moving around you (Yeah)
Do it once, do it twice (Do it twice)
I push back, you hold me tight
Get a taste for a night
(B B) C#* (C#* C#*) C#* (B B) C#* (C#* C#*) C#* B B~~~
Yeah, I know I look shy but for you I get down, oh, woah
(B B) C#* (C#* C#*) C#* (B B) C#* (C#* C#*) C#* B G#~~~
And my hips make you cry when I’m moving around you (Yeah)
(D#*) (E*) D#*~ (B) (C#*) D#*~
Do it once, do it twice
(D#*) (E*) D#*~ (B) (B) (C#*) (D#*)
I push back, you hold me tight
C#* (D#*) (E*) D#*~ (B) (C#*) D#*~~
Get a taste for a night
Chorus (Selena Gomez & Rema)
Baby, show me you can calm down, calm down
Dance with me and take the lead now, lead now (Lead now)
Got you so high that you can’t come down, come down
Don’t you ask, you know you’re allowed, allowed (Oh, no)
When it’s you, I can’t say no-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby, give me lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
You got me like woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Shawty, come gimme your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love, mm-hmm
C#* D#* E* D#* C#*
Baby, show me you can
B B B~~ B B~~
calm down, calm down
B C#* D#* B B A# B B~~ B B~~
Dance with me and take
the lead now, lead now (Lead now)
Calm Down Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Calm Down Chords:
Notes of the E Major Scale:
E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# + E
Chords of the E Major Scale:
E, F#m, G#m, A, B, C#m and D#dm
(i.e., E major, F# minor, G# minor, A major, B major, C# minor and D# diminished)
Chords used for the song Calm Down are:
E, Esus2, B
E Chord
E (E major) chord notes: E, G#, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Esus2 Chord
Esus2 (E suspended second) chord notes: E, F#, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 2 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 2 (major second), and 5 (perfect fifth)
B Chord
B (B major) chord notes: B, 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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