Piano Letter Notes and Chords for Delicate – Taylor Swift
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Delicate by Taylor Swift.
Key Information
Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
The relative minor of C major is A minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Tempo: 94 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate
How to Play Delicate
Piano Keys Layout

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 Delicate at this point in the song.
Delicate Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song Delicate:
C (C major) chord: C, E, and G
Dm (D minor) chord: D, F, and A
Am (A minor) chord: A, C, and E
F (F major) chord: F, A, and C
Em (E minor) chord: E, G, and B
G (G major) chord: G, B, and D
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Delicate Piano Notes and Chords
Intro
This ain’t for the best
My reputation’s never been worse, so
You must like me for me
We can’t make
Any promises now, can we, babe?
But you can make me a drink
(C* A) (C* D*) E*~~
| This ain’t for the best
| C
D* (D* C*) D* E* (A A) A A G~~
| My reputation’s never been worse, so
| Dm
(C* D*) D* D* C* C*~~ | ~
| You must like me for me
| Am | F
(C*) D* E*~~
| We can’t make
| C
(D* D*) (D* C*) D* E* A A G~~
| Any promises now, can we, babe?
| Dm
(C*) (C*) (D*) D* D* C* C*~~~
| But you can make me a drink |
| Am | F
Verse 1 (Part 1)
Dive bar on the East Side, where you at?
Phone lights up my nightstand in the black
Come here, you can meet me in the back
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Dive bar on the East Side, where you at?
| C
D* D* (C*) (D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Phone lights up my nightstand in the black
| Dm
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~~~
| Come here, you can meet me in the back |
| Am | F
Verse 1 (Part 2)
Dark jeans and your Nikes, look at you
Oh, damn, never seen that color blue
Just think of the fun things we could do
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Dark jeans and your Nikes, look at you
| C
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Oh damn, never seen that color blue
| Dm
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~~~
| Just think of the fun things we could do
| Am
Pre-Chorus
(‘Cause I like you) This ain’t for the best
My reputation’s never been worse, so
You must like me for me
(Yeah, I want you) We can’t make
Any promises now, can we, babe?
But you can make me a drink
(C* A) D*~~ C*
| ‘Cause I like| you
| F | C
(C* A) (C* D*) E*~~
This ain’t for the best
D* (D* C*) D* E* (A A) A A G~~
| My reputation’s never been worse, so
| Dm
(C* D*) D* D* C* C*~~ | ~
| You must like me for me
| Am | F
(C* A) C*~~ D*~
| Yeah, I want| you…
| F | C
(C*) D* E*~~
| We can’t make
| C
(D* D*) (D* C*) D* E* A A G~~
| Any promises now, can we, babe?
| Dm
(C*) (C*) (D*) D* D* C* C*~~~
| But you can make me a drink |
| Am | F
Chorus (Part 1)
Is it cool that I said all that?
Is it chill that you’re in my head?
‘Cause I know that it’s delicate (Delicate)
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
| Is it | cool that I said all that?
| F | C
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
Is it | chill that you’re in my head?
| Dm
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
‘Cause I | know that it’s delicate
| Am
E** C** A*~~
Chorus (Part 2)
Is it cool that I said all that?
Is it too soon to do this yet?
‘Cause I know that it’s delicate
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
| Is it | cool that I said all that?
| F | C
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
Is it | too soon to do this yet?
| Dm
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
‘Cause I | know that it’s delicate
| Am
Post-Chorus
Isn’t it? Isn’t it? Isn’t it? Isn’t it?
Isn’t it? Isn’t it? Isn’t it? Isn’t it delicate?
(A C*) C* (A C*) C* (A) (C*) C*~~
| Isn’t it? Isn’t it? | Isn’t it?
| F | C
(A) (C*) C*~~
Isn’t it?
(A C*) C* (A C*) C* (A) (C*) C*~~
| Isn’t it? Isn’t it? | Isn’t it?
| Dm | Am
(A) (C*) C*~~ E* C* A~~
Isn’t it…| delicate?
| F
Verse 2
Third floor on the West Side, me and you
Handsome, you’re a mansion with a view
Do the girls back home touch you like I do?
Long night with your hands up in my hair
Echoes of your footsteps on the stairs
Stay here, honey, I don’t wanna share
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Third floor on the West Side, me and you
| C
D* D* (C*) (D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Handsome, you’re a mansion with a view
| Dm
(C* D*) D* D* D* D* D* C* D* D*~~~
Do the | girls back home touch you like I do?
| Am
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| | Long night, with your hands up in my hair
| F | C
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Echoes of your footsteps on the stairs
| Dm
D* D* (C* D*) D* D* (C*) (D*) D*~
| Stay here, honey, I don’t wanna share
| Am
| ‘Cause I like| you
| F | C
Pre-Chorus
(C* A) D*~~ C* (C* A) (C* D*) E*~~
| ‘Cause I like| you This ain’t for the best
| F | C
D* (D* C*) D* E* (A A) A A G~~
| My reputation’s never been worse, so
| Dm
(C* D*) D* D* C* C*~~ | ~
| You must like me for me
| Am | F
(C* A) C*~~ D*~
| Yeah, I want| you…
| F | C
(C*) D* E*~~
| We can’t make
| C
(D* D*) (D* C*) D* E* A A G~~
| Any promises now, can we, babe?
| Dm
(C*) (C*) (D*) D* D* C* C*~~~
| But you can make me a drink |
| Am | F
Chorus (Part 1)
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
| Is it | cool that I said all that?
| F | C
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
Is it | chill that you’re in my head?
| Dm
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
‘Cause I | know that it’s delicate
| Am
E** C** A*~~
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
| Is it | cool that I said all that?
| F | C
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
Is it | too soon to do this yet?
| Dm
(C* D*) D* (C* D*) E* C* A~~
‘Cause I | know that it’s delicate
| Am
Post-Chorus
(A C*) C* (A C*) C* (A) (C*) C*~~
| Isn’t it? Isn’t it? | Isn’t it?
| F | C
(A) (C*) C*~~
Isn’t it?
(A C*) C* (A C*) C* (A) (C*) C*~~
| Isn’t it? Isn’t it? | Isn’t it?
| Dm | Am
(A) (C*) C*~~ E* C* A~~
Isn’t it…| delicate?
| F
Bridge
Sometimes, I wonder, when you sleep
Are you ever dreaming of me?
Sometimes, when I look into your eyes
I pretend you’re mine all the damn time
Delicate Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Delicate Chords:
Notes of the C Major Scale:
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
Chords of the C Major Scale:
C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am and Bdm
(i.e., C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor and B diminished)
Chords used for the song Delicate are:
C, Dm, Am, F, Em, G
C Chord
C (C major) chord notes: C, E, G
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Dm Chord
Dm (D minor) chord notes: D, F, A
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Am Chord
Am (A minor) chord notes: A, C, E
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
F Chord
F (F major) chord notes: F, A, C
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Em Chord
Em (E minor) chord notes: E, G, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
G Chord
G (G major) chord notes: G, B, D
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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