Ordinary Piano Notes and Chords (Alex Warren)

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Piano Notes for Ordinary

F#     E~     D [Em] *B~
They say, The |  holy

*B D~   D E~ E D~~~
water’s watered down

*A   *A    F#~    E~  D~ [D] D~~~
And this town’s lost its | faith

*A   F#~ F#~ E~ D~~~ F# E~ D *B~
Our colors   will   fade eventually

Key Information for the Song Ordinary by Alex Warren

Key Signature: Two sharps (F#, C#)
Scale: D Major / B minor 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: 155 bpm
Time Signature: 3/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Ordinary 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 Ordinary are:
D, Em, G, A, Bm

Ordinary 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 Ordinary at this point in the song.

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Ordinary Piano Notes and Chords

Intro Music

Intro Music Chords

| Em    | Em    | D     | D

Or

Intro Music Notes

G B E*   G B E*
G B E*   G B E*
G B E*   G B E*
G B F#* G B E*

F# A D*   F# A D*
F# A D*   F# A D*
F# A D*   F# A D*
F# A D*   F# A D*

Verse 1

They say, The holy water’s watered down
And this town’s lost its faith
Our colors will fade eventually
So, if our time is runnin’ out
Day after day
We’ll make the mundane our masterpiece

F#     E~     D [Em] *B~
They say, The |  holy

*B D~   D E~ E D~~~
water’s watered down

*A   *A    F#~    E~  D~ [D] D~~~
And this town’s lost its | faith

*A   F#~ F#~ E~ D~~~
Our colors   will   fade

F# E~ D *B~
eventually

*A [Em] *B~ *B D~ D E~ E D~~~
So, | if our time is runnin’ out

F#~ F#~ E~ [D] D~~
Day after | day

*A     F#~    F#~  E~ D~~
We’ll make the   mundane

F#   E~ D *B~~
our masterpiece

Pre-Chorus

Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my love
I take one look at you

[Em] ~ F#~~ A~~ B~~~
Oh, my, my

[Em] F#~~ A~~ B~~ [D] F#~~~
Oh, my, my love

E E~    E    E~    E E~
I  take one look at you

Chorus (1)

You’re takin’ me out of the ordinary
I want you layin’ me down ’til we’re dead and buried
On the edge of your knife, stayin’ drunk on your vine
The angels up in the clouds are jealous knowin’ we found

E        F# E    D  [Em] D~~
You’re takin’ me | out

*B *B     F#~ F# E~ E~
of   the  ordinary

F# F#   F#    F# E  D   [D] D~~
I    want you layin’  me | down

*A *A     F#~   F# E~ E~~~
’til we’re dead and buried

F#~ F#  A     F#  E     [Em] D~~~
On  the edge of  your | knife,

F#~    F#     A  F# E  [Em] D~~~
stayin’ drunk on your | vine

E     [D] F#~  E  F# E    F# A~~~
The | angels up in  the clouds

A B~ A B A B D*~~
are jealous knowin’ we found

Chorus (2)

Somethin’ so out of the ordinary
You got me kissin’ thе ground of your sanctuary
Shatter me with your touch, oh, Lord, return mе to dust
The angels up in the clouds are jealous knowin’ we found

F#*  E*  D*  [Em] D*~~
Somethin’ so | out

B  B    F#*~ F#*  [F#] E*~ E*~ [G]~~
of the ordi | nary

F#*  F#*  F#*  [A] F#*  E*  D*  [Bm] D*~~
You got  me | kissin’   thе | ground

B  B     F#*~ F#*  E*~ E*~ [A]~~
of  your sanctuary |

F#*~ F#*  [F#] A*  F#*  E*  [Em] D*~~~
Shatter | me with your | touch,

B F#*~ D*  [F#] D*  E*  F#*  [G] F#*~ E*  D*~~~
oh, Lord,  | return mе to | dust

[A]~ A    [Bm] B~ A B A B     D*~~~
|     The | angels up in the clouds

D*  [A] E*~ D*  E*  D*  E*  F#*~~ E*~ D*  [Em]
are | jealous   knowin’ we found

Verse 2

Hopeless hallelujah
On this side of Heaven’s gate
Oh, my life, how do ya
Breathe and take my breath away?
At your altar, I will pray
You’re the sculptor, I’m the clay

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