Piano Notes for Love In The Dark (Adele)
| D~ E~ D D~~ G | E~~
[Am] Take your [C] eyes
D~~ E | E~~
off of [Em] me
E D~~ C | *A~~~
so I can [F] leave
C | E~~ D D~~ E | E~~
I’m [Am] far too a [C] shamed
E D~~ G | E~~
to do it [Em] with you
E D~~ C | *A~~~
watching [F] me
Key Information
Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: A minor (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
The relative major of A minor is C major (same notes but arranged in a different order).
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
Love In The Dark Piano Chords
Notes of the A Minor Scale:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A
Chords of the A Minor Scale:
Am, Bdm, C, Dm, Em, F, and G
(i.e., A minor, B diminished, C major, D minor, E minor, F major, and G major)
For more information about chords in the key of A minor, including their formula, intervals, key count and number of sharps, please visit:
List of Chords in A Minor Scale
Tempo: 110 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner
“Love in the Dark” is a song about a relationship that is coming to an end, even though there may still be love between two people.
- A Broken Relationship: Sometimes, two people slowly grow apart, and their relationship is no longer as happy as it used to be. Even though two people are still together, they feel far apart, like “oceans apart“. One person may realise that it is better to let go rather than continue a relationship that is no longer working.
- Choosing to Leave: The song expresses the sadness of saying goodbye to someone you still love. It shows that love alone is not always enough to keep two people together. Sometimes, being honest about one’s feelings and accepting the end of a relationship is the best thing to do.
In simple words: It is about finding the courage to end a relationship when things are no longer working, even if there are still strong feelings for each other. It is a sad song about heartbreak, honesty, and letting go.
Love In The Dark Piano Tutorial
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 Love In The Dark at this point in the song.
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Love In The Dark Piano Notes and Chords
Intro
| C~~ C~~ C~
[Am]
| E~~ E~~ E~
[C]
| *G~~ *G~~ *G~
[Em]
| *A~~ *B C~ G~
[F]
| C~~ E~~ D~~
[Am]
| E~~ D~~
[C]
| E~~ D~~ C
[Em]
| *A~~~
[F]
Verse 1
Take your eyes off of me so I can leave
I’m far too ashamed to do it with you watching me
This is never-endin’, we have been here before
But I can’t stay this time ’cause I don’t love you anymore
| D~ E~ D D~~ G | E~~
[Am] Take your [C] eyes
D~~ E | E~~
off of [Em] me
E D~~ C | *A~~~
so I can [F] leave
C | E~~ D D~~ E | E~~
I’m [Am] far too a [C] shamed
E D~~ G | E~~
to do it [Em] with you
E D~~ C | *A~~~
watching [F] me
| D E~ E D~~ G | E~~
[Am] This is never [C] ending,
E D~~ G | E~~
we have [Em] been
D~~ C | *A~~~
here be [F] fore
C | D E~ E~~
But [Am] I can’t stay
D~ E | E~~
this [C] time
E D~~ G | E~~
’cause I don’t [Em] love
E D~~ C | *A~~
you any [F] more
Pre-Chorus
Please, stay where you are
Don’t come any closer
Don’t try to change my mind
I’m being cruel to be kind
*G *A C D | D E~~
Please~~ [Am] stay
G~ C D~ | ~ E~~
where you a [C] re,
E~ D~~ D~ | ~ *B~
don’t come a [Em] ny
E~ *A C~ | ~ *A~~
clo~ s [F] er
*G *A C D | D E~
Don’t~~ [Am] try
D G~ C D~ | ~ E~~
to change my mi [C] nd,
E~ E~ E | E~~ E
I’m being [Em] cruel
D C C~ | ~ *A~~
to be ki [F] nd
Chorus
I can’t love you in the dark
It feels like we’re oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Baby, we’re already defeated
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Everything changed me
G G E | G~~~ | F~~
I can’t [F] love [G] you
E E (E D) | (C D) E~~~
in the da [Am] rk
| ~ G G~ G~~ G | G~~~ A
[C] It feels like we’re [F]
E | F~~ E~~ D E~ | ~ G A~~~
oc [G] eans apa [Am] rt
| G G G~ | ~ F G~
[C] There is s [F] o much
G~ *A C~ | ~ D~~
space betwe [G] en us
G G G G~ | ~ G~
Baby, we’re a [Am] lready
G~ *A C~ | ~ D~~
defe [C] ated
DE DE | DE DE DE DE | D E D~
Yeah-yeah- [F] yeah-yeah- [G] yeah-yeah-yeah
D~ D~~ D | C~ C~~~ |
everything [Am] changed me [C]
Music Chords
C~ C~ C~
Verse 2
You have given me something that I can’t live without
You mustn’t underestimate that when you are in doubt
But I don’t want to carry on like everything is fine
The longer we ignore it all, the more that we will fight
| E~~ E D~~ E | E~~
[Am] You have given [C] me
E D~~ G | E~~ E D~~ C | *A~~~
something that [Em] I can’t live with [F] out
C | E~~ E D~~ E | E~~ E D~~
You [Am] mustn’t unde [C] restimate
E | E~~ E D~~ C | *A~~~
that [Em] when you are in [F] doubt
(C D) | E~~ E D~~
But [Am] I don’t want
E | E~~ E D~~ G |
to [C] carry on like [Em]
E~~ E D~~ C | *A~~~
everything is [F] fine
C | E~~ E D~~ (E D) | E~~ E D~~
The [Am] longer we ig [C] nore it all,
G | E~~ E D~~ C | C~~
the [Em] more that we will [F] fight
Pre-Chorus
Please, don’t fall apart
I can’t face your breaking heart
I’m trying to be brave
Stop asking me to stay
*G *A C G | E~~
Please [Am] don’t
G~ C D~ | ~ E~~
fall apa [C] rt,
E~ D~~ D~ | ~ (D) C~
I can’t fa [Em] ce your
E~ *A C~ | ~ *A~~
breaking he [F] art
*G *A C D | E~~ G~ C D~ | ~ E~~
I’m [Am] trying to be bra [C] ve,
E~ E~ | ~ E~ (E) D~ *A C~ | ~~
stop a [Em] sking me to sta [F] y
Chorus
I can’t love you in the dark
It feels like we’re oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Baby, we’re already defeated
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Everything changed me
G G E | G~~~ | F~~ | E E (E D) | (C D) E~~~
I can’t [F] love [G] you | in the da [Am] rk
| ~ G G~ G~~ G | G~~~ A | E | F~~ E~~ D E~ | ~ G A~~~
[C] It feels like we’re [F] | oc [G] eans apa [Am] rt
| G G G~ | ~ F G~ | G~ *A C~ | ~ D~~
[C] There is s [F] o much | space betwe [G] en us
G G G G~ | ~ G~ | G~ *A C~ | ~ D~~
Baby, we’re a [Am] lready | defe [C] ated
DE DE | DE DE DE DE | D E D~
Yeah, [F] ~~~ [G] ~~~
D~ D~~ D | C~ C~~~ |
everything [Am] changed me [C]
Bridge
We’re not the only ones,
I don’t regret a thing
Every word I’ve said, you know I’ll always mean
It is the world to me that you are in my life
But I want to live and not just survive
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