Piano Notes for Radioactive – Imagine Dragons – CDE FGAB
Key Information for the Song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
Scale: A Major Scale (three black keys)
Key Signature: Three sharps (F#, C#, G#)
A Major Scale Notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#
Tempo: 68 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
This post provides the letter notes for the melody of Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. The song is in C major with a tempo of 68 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience as well as for beginners.
Radioactive 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 Radioactive at this point in the song.
Part 1 (Intro Music)
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) F#*~ E*
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) D* (A) B
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) F#*~ E*
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) D* (A) B~
Part 2 (Verse 1)
I’m waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I’m breathing in the chemicals
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m waking up
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
to ash and dust
(C#*) C#* (C#*) D*
I wipe my brow
C#* (D*) C#* (B) B~
and I sweat my rust
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m breathing in
(A A A) A~~~ (A) B~~~
the che_mi_cals ~
Part 3 (Refrain)
I’m breaking in, shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Woah
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m breaking in,
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
shaping up
(C#*) C#* (C#*) D*
Then checking out
C#* (D*) C#* (B) B~
on the prison bus
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ (A A A) A~~~
This is it, the apocalypse
A (C#*) B~
Woah
Part 4 (Chorus)
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
B B B B B* B* B* A* A* F#*~
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
A* A* A* G#* G#* G#* E* E*~
Enough to make my system blow
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B
Welcome to the new age,
(F#* E*) F#* B
to the new age
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B
Welcome to the new age,
(B B) B D*~
to the new age
Part 5 (Post-Chorus)
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
(F#* E* D*) E* B
Woah- oh oh
(F#* E* D*) E* A
woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#*
I’m radio_ active,
(G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
radio_ active
(F#* E* D*) E* B | (F#* E* D*) E* A
Woah- oh oh | woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#* | (G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
I’m radio_ active, | radio_ active
Part 6 (Verse 2)
I raise my flags, dye my clothes
It’s a revolution, I suppose
We’re painted red to fit right in
Woah
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ B F#* F#* E*~~
I raise my flags, dye my clothes
(C#* C#*) (C#* C#*) D* C#*
It’s a revo_ lution,
C#* B B~
I suppose
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ (A A A) A~~~
We’re painted red to fit right in
E (C#*) B~~
Woah
Part 7 (Refrain)
I’m breaking in, shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Woah
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ | B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m breaking in, | shaping up
(C#*) C#* (C#*) D* | C#* (D*) C#* (B) B~
Then checking out | on the prison bus
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ (A A A) A~~~
This is it, the apocalypse
A (C#*) B~
Woah
Part 8 (Chorus)
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
B B B B B* B* B* A* A* F#*~
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
A* A* A* G#* G#* G#* E* E*~
Enough to make my system blow
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B | (F#* E*) F#* B
Welcome to the new age,| to the new age
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B | (B B) B D*~
Welcome to the new age, | to the new age
Part 9 (Post-Chorus)
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
(F#* E* D*) E* B | (F#* E* D*) E* A
Woah- oh oh | woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#* | (G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
I’m radio_ active, | radio_ active
(F#* E* D*) E* B | (F#* E* D*) E* A
Woah- oh oh | woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#* | (G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
I’m radio_ active, | radio_ active
Part 10 (Bridge)
All systems go, the sun hasn’t died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside
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