Piano Notes for Die With A Smile (Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga)
| (E* B) C#*~~
[A] I ~~~
E* C#* C#* F#*
I just woke up
G#*~ (F#*) | C#*~~~
from a [D] dream
(A) | (E* C#*) C#*~
Where [D] you and I
(E* C#*) C#*~
had to say
(B) | (C#* D*) C#*~~~
good [A] bye
About Die With A Smile
The song Die With A Smile by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga is about deep love and cherishing every moment together, even when life is uncertain. It expresses the wish to stay close to the one you love, no matter what happens, and to face the end happily if they are by your side. The message is both emotional and hopeful, showing strength, love, and positivity in difficult times.
Key Information
Key Signature: Three sharps (F#, C#, G#)
Scale: A Major Scale (three black keys)
A Major Scale Notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#
The relative minor of A major is F# minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
F# minor Scale Notes: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E

Tempo: 74 bpm
Time Signature: 3/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
How to Play Die With A Smile Piano Notes
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 Die With A Smile at this point in the song.
Die With A Smile Piano Chords
Notes of the A Major Scale:
A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A
Chords of the A Major Scale:
A, Bm, C#m, D, E, F#m and G#dm
(i.e., A major, B minor, C# minor, D major, E major, F# minor and G# diminished)
Chords used for the song Die With A Smile are:
Amaj7, Dmaj7, C#m, F#, Bm, F#m, A, E
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Die With A Smile Piano Notes and Chords
Intro (Bruno Mars)
Ooh, ooh
Amaj7 | Amaj7 | Amaj7 | Amaj7
Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 | Dmaj7
Amaj7 (A major seventh) chord notes: A, C#, E, G#
Dmaj7 (D major seventh) chord notes: D, F#, A, C#
Verse 1 (Bruno Mars)
I, I just woke up from a dream
Where you and I had to say goodbye
And I don’t know what it all means
But since I survived, I realized
| (E* B) C#*~~
[A] I ~~~
E* C#* C#* F#*
I just woke up
G#*~ (F#*) | C#*~~~
from a [D] dream
(A) | (E* C#*) C#*~
Where [D] you and I
(E* C#*) C#*~
had to say
(B) | (C#* D*) C#*~~~
good [A] bye
(B) E* (C#*) C#*~~
And I don’t know
F#* G#* F#* | C#*~~~
what it all [D] means
(A) E* C#*~~ (B) E* C#*
But since I survived,
(C#* B) | (C#* D*) C#*~~~
I rea [D] lized
Pre-Chorus
Wherever you go, that’s where I’ll follow
Nobody’s promised tomorrow
So I’ma love you every night like it’s the last night
Like it’s the last night
(A C#* B) C#* C#*
Wherever you go,
C#* B A | E*~~ C#*~~
that’s where I’ll [A] follow
C#* (B) C#*~~ C#* B
Nobody’s promised
A | G#*~~ E*~~
to [C#m] morrow
(E* G#* F#* G#* F#* G#* F#*) G#*
So I’ma love you every night
G#* (G#* F#*) | A* (G#*) F#*~~
like it’s the [F#] last night
G#* (G#* F#*) | A* (G#*) F#*~~
Like it’s the [F#] last night
Chorus: Bruno Mars
If the world was ending
I’d wanna be next to you
If the party was over
And our time on Earth was through
I’d wanna hold you just for a while
And die with a smile
If the world was ending
I’d wanna be next to you
F#* F#* | A*~ F#* A*~ F#*
If the [Bm] world was ending
| G#* (G#* G#*) A* B*~
[Bm7/E] I’d wanna be next
E* | G#*~~ C#** G#* | F#*~~
to [C#m] you
F#* F#* | A* F#* F#* A* F#*~
If the [Bm] party was over
(E*) | G#* G#* A* B*~
And [Bm7/E] our time on Earth
E* | G#*~~ C#** G#* | F#*~~
was [C#m] through [F#m]
F#* (F#* E*) | F#*~ D*~
I’d wanna [Bm] hold you
D* (B A) | G#~~~
just for a [Bm7/E] while
E* | B*~~ |
And [A] die [E]
B* C#** | A* F#*~~
with [F#m] a sm [C#m] ile
A* A* | A*~ F#* D*~ C#*
If the [Bm] world was ending
| B (B B) A C#*~~~ (A) | G#~~~
[Bm7/E] I’d wanna be next to [A] you
Verse 2 (Lady Gaga)
Ooh, lost, lost in the words that we scream
I don’t even wanna do this anymore
‘Cause you already know what you mean to me
And our love’s the only war worth fighting for
|~~ (E* F#* A* G#* F#* E*) F#*
Ooh ~ [A] ~~
| (E* B) C#*~~
lost,
E* C#*~~ (C#*) F#* G#* F#* | C#*~~~
lost in the words that we [D] scream
(E* C#* C#* C#* C#* C#*) E* (C#*)
I don’t even wanna do this
C#* (B) | C#* E*~ F#*~~~
any [A] more
(F#*) (B* A* B* A*) B*
‘Cause you already know
(B* A*) C#**~ (A*) | (A*) B*~~~
what you mean to [D] me
(A*) D** C#**~ (A*) (D** D**) C#**~
And our love’s the only war
D** C#** A* | B*~ (A*) F#*~~~
worth fighting [D] for
Pre-Chorus
(A C#* B) C#* C#*
Wherever you go,
Wherever you go,
C#* B A | E*~~ C#*~~
that’s where I’ll [A] follow
C#* (B) C#*~~ C#* B
Nobody’s promised
A | G#*~~ E*~~
to [C#m] morrow
(E* G#* F#* G#* F#* G#* F#*) G#*
So I’ma love you every night
G#* (G#* F#*) | A* (G#*) F#*~~
like it’s the [F#] last night
G#* (G#* F#*) | A* (G#*) F#*~~
Like it’s the [F#] last night
Chorus
F#* F#* [Bm] A*~ F#* A*~ F#*
If the | world was ending
Bm7
[E] G#* (G#* G#*) A* B*~
| I’d wanna be next
E* [C#m] G#*~~ C#** G#* [F#m] F#*~~
to | you
F#* F#* [Bm] A* F#* F#* A* F#*~
If the | party was over
Bm7
(E*) [E] G#* G#* A* B*~
And | our time on Earth
E* [C#m] G#*~~ C#** G#* [F#] F#*~~
was | through ~~ | ~
F#* (F#* E*) [Bm] F#*~ D*~
I’d wanna | hold you
D* (B A) [E] G#~~~
just for a | while
E* [A] B*~~ [E]
And | die |
B* C#** [F#m] A* F#*~~
with a sm | ile
A* A* [Bm] A*~ F#* D*~ C#*
If the | world was ending
[E] B (B B) A C#*~~~ (A) [A] G#~~~
| I’d wanna be next to | you
Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga Songs Piano Notes
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- Grenade - Bruno Mars
- Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
- It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
- Count on Me - Bruno Mars
- Abracadabra - Lady Gaga
- Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
- Die With A Smile - Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga
- Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga
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- Grenade - Bruno Mars
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