Castle On The Hill Piano Notes and Chords (Ed Sheeran)

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Piano Notes for Castle On The Hill (Ed Sheeran)

| (F# F# F#) F# E D~ *A~
[D] When I was six yea [G] rs old

(D D) D~~
I broke my leg

| (F# F#) F# | E D~ G F#~~
[D] I was runni [G] ng from my brother

(E D) | F#~~ F#~~~
and [Bm] his friends

Key Information

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

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

Tempo: 135 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

Castle On The Hill Piano Chords

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

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

Chords used for the song Castle On The Hill are:
D, G, Bm, A

About Castle On The Hill

“Castle On The Hill” by Ed Sheeran is a nostalgic song about returning to his childhood home. The song remembers both good and bad memories from his youth, including breaking his leg as a child, teenage adventures with friends, and his first kiss. He sings about driving back home and seeing the countryside and Framlingham Castle, which brings back all these memories. The song shows how his hometown and the people there shaped who he became, and expresses his love for his home despite how much time has passed and how life has changed.

How to Play Castle On The Hill Piano Notes

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Castle On The Hill Piano Notes and Chords

Verse 1

When I was six years old, I broke my leg
I was runnin’ from my brother and his friends
And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down
I was younger then, take me back to when I

| (F# F# F#) F# E D~ *A~
[D] When I was six yea [G] rs old

(D D) D~~
I broke my leg

[Bm] [Bm] [A] [A]

| (F# F#) F# | E D~ G F#~~
[D] I was runni [G] ng from my brother

(E D) | F#~~ F#~~~
and [Bm] his friends

| A~~ A | A G~ A A | (A F#) D~~
[D] tasted [G] the sweet perfume of the [Bm] mountain

F# D | (F# F#) F# E~ | ~~
grass [A] I rolled [D] down

(F# F#) F# | E | D~~~
I was youn [D] ger [G] then

F# F# F# E E~~~
[Bm] Take me back to [A] when

Pre-Chorus

Found my heart and broke it here
Made friends and lost them through the years
And I’ve not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I’ve grown
But I can’t wait to go home

D~~~
I

| C#~ D | D~~
[G] found my [A] heart

A C#~ D | D~~
and broke it [D] here

D E F#
Made friends and

| G~~ (F#) E~~ D D~~
[G] lost them through the years

(A A) B | B~~ (A) F#~~ A
And I’ve not [A] seen the roaring

| A~~ (G) F#~~ E
[D] fields in so long

| F#~ F# E~ F#~~
[G] I know I’ve grown

(E) F# | E~ (D) D~ D~
But I [A] can’t wait to go home

Chorus

I’m on my way
Drivin’ at ninety down those country lanes
Singin’ to “Tiny Dancer”
And I miss the way you make me feel and it’s real
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill

D~ E*~ F#* F#*~~
[D] I’m on my [G] way

D*~ E*~~ F#*~ C#*~ D*~~ D* D*~~
[Bm] Driving at [A] ninety down [D] those

E*~~ F#* F#*~~
count [D] ry [G] lanes

D*~ E*~ F#* G*~~ (F#*) E*~~ D*
[Bm] Singing to [A] Tiny Dancer

(D*) D*~ A*~~ (F#*) F#*~~
[D] And I miss [D] the [G] way

E*~~ D*~~ F#*~~ F#*~~~
You make [Bm] me feel [A]

F#*~~ F#*~
And it’s real

D*~ G*~~ (F#*) E*~~ D*~~ D*~~
[D] When we watched [G] the sunset [Bm]

E*~~ (F#*) C#*~~ (A) D*~ (D*) D*~~
over [A] the castle on the hill

Verse 2

Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes
Runnin’ from the law through the backfields and gettin’ drunk with my friends
Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don’t reckon that I did it right
But I was younger then, take me back to when