Die With A Smile Piano Notes and Chords (Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga)




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#

Die With A Smile by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga Piano Notes and Chords Key

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.
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Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes (quarter note, half note, or a whole note of sheet music).
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
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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


Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga Songs Piano Notes


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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