One Thing Piano Notes and Chords (One Direction)

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Piano Notes for One Thing (One Direction)

| D~ D~ | E E F#~ | F#~~~
[D] I’ve tried [A] playing it [D] cool

F#~ F# F# | A A B~ | B~~~
But when I’m [A] looking at [G] you

B~ B~ | A A B~ | F#~~~
I can’t [A] ever be [Bm] brave

D~ | F#~~ F#~~ D~ | D E~ | D~~~
‘Cause [G] you make my [A] heart [D] race

Key Information

Key Signature: Two sharps (F#, C#)
Scale: D Major Scale (two black keys)
D Major Scale Notes: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#

The relative minor of D major is B minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
B minor Scale Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A

Tempo: 127 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

One Thing Piano Chords

Notes of the D Major Scale:
D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D

Chords of the D Major Scale:
D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm and C#dm
(i.e., D major, E minor, F# minor, G major, A major, B minor and C# diminished)

Chords used for the song One Thing are:
D, A, G, Bm

About One Thing

“One Thing” is an upbeat pop rock song by One Direction from their first album. The song is about feeling very attracted to someone, even though you can’t explain exactly why – there’s just something special about them that makes you need them. In the song, the singer says they think about this person all the time and want them to notice how they feel. It’s a catchy, energetic song with a memorable chorus and guitar sounds that became very popular.

How to Play One Thing 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 One Thing at this point in the song.

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One Thing Piano Notes and Chords

Verse 1 (1)

I’ve tried playin’ it cool
But when I’m lookin’ at you
I can’t ever be brave
‘Cause you make my heart race

| D~ D~ | E E F#~ | F#~~~
[D] I’ve tried [A] playing it [D] cool

F#~ F# F# | A A B~ | B~~~
But when I’m [A] looking at [G] you

B~ B~ | A A B~ | F#~~~
I can’t [A] ever be [Bm] brave

D~ | F#~~ F#~~ D~ | D E~ | D~~~
‘Cause [G] you make my [A] heart [D] race

Verse 1 (2)

Shot me out of the sky
You’re my kryptonite
You keep makin’ me weak
Yeah, frozen and can’t breathe

| D~ D~ | E D F#~ | F#~~~
[D] Shot me [A] out of the [D] sky

F#~ F#~ | A~ B~ | B~~ A~~~
You’re my [A] krypto [G] nite

B~ B~ | A A B~ | F#~~ E~~
You keep [A] making me [Bm] weak

D~ | F#~~ F#~~ D~ | E~~ | D~~~
Yeah, [G] frozen, and [A] can’t [D] breathe

Pre-Chorus

Something’s gotta give now
‘Cause I’m dyin’ just to make you see
That I need you here with me now
‘Cause you’ve got that one thing

D*~ | ~ D* A A G F# F#~~ | ~
Some [G] thing’s gotta give now [D]

A A D*~ | ~ D* A A G~ F#~ | E~~
‘Cause I’m dy [Bm] ing just to make you [A] see

A A D*~ | ~ D* A A G F# F#~~ | ~~
That I need [G] you here with me now [D]

D~ | F#~~ F#~~ D~~ | ~ E~~ | D~
‘Cause [G] you’ve got that one thing

Chorus

So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don’t, I don’t, don’t know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you’ve got that one thing

F#~ | E F#~ | E F#~
So [D] get out, [G] get out,

F#~ | E F# A | F#~~
get [A] out of my [D] head

D | E F#~ | E F#~ F#~
And [Bm] fall in [G] to my arms

| E~~ | F#~~~
[A] in [D] stead

E F#~ | E F#~ F#~
I don’t, [G] I don’t,

| E F# A | F#~~
don’t [A] know what it [Bm] is

D | F#~~ F#~~ D~ | E~~ | D~~
But [G] I need that [A] one [D] thing

*B~ | F#~~ F#~~ D~ | E~~ | D~~
and [Bm] You’ve got that [A] one [D] thing [A]

Verse 2

Now I’m climbing the walls
But you don’t notice at all
That I’m goin’ out of my mind
All day and all night

| D~ D~ | E E F#~ | F#~~ E~~~
[D] Now I’m [A] climbing the [D] walls

| F#~ F#~ | A A B~ | B~~~
But you don’t [A] notice at [G] all

A | B~ B~ | A A B~ | F#~~ E~~~
That I’m going [A] out of my [Bm] mind

| F#~~ F#~~ D~ | E~~ | D~~~
[G] All day and [A] all [D] night

Pre-Chorus

Something’s gotta give now
‘Cause I’m dyin’ just to know your name
And I need you here with me now
‘Cause you’ve got that one thing

D*~ | ~ D* A A G F# F#~~
Some [G] thing’s gotta give now [D]

| ~ A A D*~ | ~ D* A A G~ F#~ | E~~
‘Cause I’m dy [Bm] ing just to know your [A] name

A A D*~ | ~ D* A A G F# F#~~ | ~
And I need [G] you here with me now [D]

D~ | F#~~ F#~~ D~ E~~ D~
‘Cause [G] you’ve got that one thing

Chorus

F#~ | E F#~ | E F#~
So [D] get out, [G] get out,

F#~ | E F# A | F#~~
get [A] out of my [D] head

D | E F#~ | E F#~ F#~
And [Bm] fall in [G] to my arms

| E~~ | F#~~~
[A] in [D] stead

E F#~ | E F#~ F#~
I don’t, [G] I don’t,

| E F# A | F#~~
don’t [A] know what it [Bm] is

D | F#~~ F#~~ D~ | E~~ | D~~
But [G] I need that [A] one [D] thing

*B~ | F#~~ F#~~ D~ | E~~ | D~~
and [Bm] You’ve got that [A] one [D] thing [A]

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