Piano Notes and Chords for Die With A Smile
| [A] E* C#* C#* F#* G#*~ (F#*) | [D] C#*~~~
| I just woke up from a | dream
(A) | [D] (E* C#*) C#*~~
Where | you and I
(E* C#*) C#*~ (B) | [A] (C#* D*) C#*~~~
had to say good | bye
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 (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
F# minor Scale Notes: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E
Tempo: 76 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Die With A Smile 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:
Bm, E7, F#m, C#m7, Amaj7, Dmaj7, F#, and A
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
How to Play Die With A Smile
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 Die With A Smile at this point in the song.
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Die With A Smile Piano Notes and Chords – 1
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
| [A] (E* B) C#*~ ~~
| I, ~~~
| [A] E* C#* C#* F#* G#*~ (F#*) | [D] C#*~~~
| I just woke up from a | dream
(A) | [D] (E* C#*) C#*~~
Where | you and I
(E* C#*) C#*~ (B) | [A] (C#* D*) C#*~~~
had to say good | bye
(B) | [A] E* (C#*) C#*~
And | I don’t know
F#* G#* F#* | [D] C#*~~~
what it all | means
(A) | [D] E* C#*~ (B) E* C#*
But | since I survived,
(C#* B) | [D] (C#* D*) C#*~~~
I reali | zed
Pre-Chorus (Bruno Mars)
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) | [D] (C#* B) C#* C#*
Wher | ever you go,
C#* B A | [A] E*~~ C#*~~
that’s where I’ll | follow
| [A] C#* (B) C#*~ C#* B A | [C#m] G#*~~ E*~~
Nobody’s promised to | morrow
(E*) | [C#m] (G#* F#*) (G#* F#*)
So | I’ma love you
(G#* F#*) G#*
every night
G#* (G#* F#*) | [F#m] A* (G#*) F#*~~
like it’s the | last night
G#* (G#* F#*) | [F#m] A* (G#* F#*~~
Like it’s the | 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#* | [Bm] A*~ F#* A*~ F#*
If the | world was ending
| [E] G#* (G#* G#*) A* B*~ E*
| I’d wanna be next to
| [C#m] G#*~~ C#** G#* | [F#m] F#*~~
| you~~~~
F#* F#* | [Bm] A* F#* F#* A* F#*~
If the party was over
(E*) | [E] G#* G#* A* B*~ E*
And | our time on Earth was
| [C#m] G#*~~ C#** G#* | [F#m] F#*~~
| 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] B* C#** | [F#m] A* F#*~~
And | die | with a | smile
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
Post-Chorus (Bruno Mars)
(Ooh, ooh)
| Amaj7 | Dmaj7
Verse 2 (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars)
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
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Die With A Smile Piano Notes and Chords – 2
Intro (Bruno Mars)
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)
| (E* B) C#*~ ~~
| I,~~~
| Amaj7
| E* C#* C#* F#* G#*~ (F#*) | C#*~~~
| I just woke up from a | dream
| A | Dmaj7
(A) | (E* C#*) C#*~~
Where | you and I
| D
(E* C#*) C#*~ (B) | (C#* D*) C#*~~~
had to say good | bye
| Amaj7
(B) | E* (C#*) C#*~
And | I don’t know
| A
F#* G#* F#* | C#*~~~
what it all | means
| Dmaj7
(A) | E* C#*~ (B) E* C#*
But | since I survived,
| Dmaj7
(C#* B) | (C#* D*) C#*~~~
I rea | lized
| D
Pre-Chorus (Bruno Mars)
(A) | (C#* B) C#* C#*
Wher | ever you go,
| D
C#* B A | E*~~ C#*~~
that’s where I’ll | follow
| Amaj7
| C#* (B) C#*~ C#* B A | G#*~~ E*~~
| Nobody’s promised to | morrow
| A | C#m7
(E*) | (G#* F#*) (G#* F#*) (G#* F#*) G#*
So | I’ma love you every night
| C#m
G#* (G#* F#*) | A* (G#*) F#*~~
like it’s the | last night
| F#sus4
G#* (G#* F#*) | A* (G#*) F#*~~
Like it’s the | last night
| F#
Chorus (Bruno Mars)
F#* F#* | A*~ F#* A*~ F#*
If the | world was ending
| Bm7
| G#* (G#* G#*) A* B*~ E*
| I’d wanna be next to
| E
| G#*~~ C#** G#* | F#*~~
| you~~ | ~~
| C#m7 | F#m
F#* F#* | A* F#* F#* A* F#*~
If the | party was over
| Bm7
(E*) | G#* G#* A* B*~ E*
And | our time on Earth was
| E
| G#*~~ C#** G#* | F#*~~
| through~~~ | ~~
| C#m7 | F#m
F#* (F#* E*) | F#*~ D*~
I’d wanna | hold you
| Bm7
D* (B A) | G#~~~
just for a | while
| E
E* B*~~ B* C#** A* F#*~~
And | die | with | a sm | ile
| A | E | F#m
A* A* | A*~ F#* D*~ C#*
If the | world was ending
| Bm7
| B (B B) A C#*~~ (A) | G#~~~~
| I’d wanna be next to | you
| Bm7 or E | Amaj7 | Dmaj7
Post-Chorus (Bruno Mars)
(Ooh, ooh)
| Amaj7 | Dmaj7
Verse 2 (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars)
Ooh, | lost, lost in the words
| Amaj7
that we | scream
| Dmaj7
I don’t even wanna do
this any | more
| Amaj7
‘Cause you already know
| what you mean to | me
| Dmaj7
And our love’s the only war
worth fighting | for
| Dmaj7
Die With A Smile Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Die With A Smile Chords:
To help you focus on the most frequently used chords in this song, we’ve listed and sorted them by how often they appear, making it easier to practice and understand the overall structure.
Bm Chord
Bm (B minor) chord notes: B, D, F#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
E7 Chord
E7 (E dominant seventh) chord notes: E, G#, B, D
Structure: Tetrad (a four-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – b7
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), 5 (perfect fifth), and b7 (minor seventh)
F#m Chord
F#m (F-sharp minor) chord notes: F#, A, C#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
C#m7 Chord
C#m7 (C-sharp minor seventh) chord notes: C#, E, G#, B
Structure: Tetrad (a four-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5 – b7
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), 5 (perfect fifth), and b7 (minor seventh)
Amaj7 Chord
Amaj7 (A major seventh) chord notes: A, C#, E, G#
Structure: Tetrad (a four-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 7
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), 5 (perfect fifth), and 7 (major seventh)
Dmaj7 Chord
Dmaj7 (D major seventh) chord notes: D, F#, A, C#
Structure: Tetrad (a four-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 7
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), 5 (perfect fifth), and 7 (major seventh)
F# Chord
F# (F-sharp 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)
A Chord
A (A major) chord notes: A, C#, E
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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