Shape of You Piano Notes and Chords (Ed Sheeran)

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Piano Notes for Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)

(*B) | (C#) E (E E)
The [C#m] club isn’t

(E) E E | (E E) (E E) E
the best place [F#m] to find a lover

(E) E | E (G#) E G# G# | ~
So the [A] bar is where I go [B]

| (B G# G#) G#
[C#m] Me and my friends

G# (G#) | (F# F#)
at the [F#m] table

About Shape of You

“Shape of You” is a fun pop song by British singer Ed Sheeran, released in 2017 as the lead single from his album ÷ (Divide). The song became a huge global hit, topping charts in many countries and winning awards for its upbeat rhythm and relatable vibe. It tells the story of meeting a girl at a bar and falling in love while dancing and enjoying time together. The lyrics are simple and catchy, focusing on attraction and romance with lines like “I’m in love with the shape of you.” Although it begins as physical attraction, his feelings start to grow deeper as they spend more time together.

Key Information

Key Signature: Four sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
Scale: C# minor Scale (Four black keys)
C# minor Scale Notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#

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

Tempo: 96 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

How to Play Shape of You Piano Notes

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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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Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
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Shape of You Piano Chords

Notes of the C# (C Sharp) Minor Scale:
C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#

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

Chords used for the song Shape of You are:
C#m, F#m, A, B

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Shape of You Piano Notes and Chords

Intro

[C#m] C#* E*~ C#* [F#m] C#* E*~ C#*
[A] C#* E*~ C#* [B] Eb* C#*~ B

[C#m] C#* E*~ C#* [F#m] C#* E*~ C#*
[A] C#* E*~ C#* [B] Eb* C#*~

Verse 1 (1)

A club isn’t the best place to find a lover
So the bar is where I go (Mm)
Me and my friends at the table doin’ shots
Drinkin’ fast and then we talk slow (Mm)

(*B) | (C#) E (E E)
The [C#m] club isn’t

(E) E E | (E E) (E E) E
the best place [F#m] to find a lover

(E) E | E (G#)
So the [A] bar is

E G# G# | ~
where I go [B]

(G#) E F#
mmm….

| (B G# G#) G#
[C#m] Me and my friends

G# (G#) | (F# F#)
at the [F#m] table

(F# F#) F# (F# E) | F#
doing shots Drinking [A] fast

(F# F#) (F#) E C#~ | ~
and then we talk slow [B]

(G#) E F#
mmm….

Verse 1 (2)

And you come over and start up a conversation with just me
And trust me, I’ll give it a chance now (Mm)
Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox
And then we start to dance, and now I’m singin’ like

(C#) | (C# G# G#) (G# G#)
Come [C#m] over and start up

(G# G# G#) | (F# G#)
a conver [F#m] sation

(G# G#) G#
with just me

G# | (G#) B (G#) (G#)
And [A] trust me I’ll

(F# F# E) G#~ | ~ (F#)
give it a chance [B] now

(E E E) | E~ B
Take my [C#m] hand, stop,

(G# G# G#) | (F#)
put Van the [F#m] Man

(F# F#) F#~ F#~
on the jukebox

(E) | F# F# F# (E) C#
And [A] then we start to dance,

| (*G# *G#) (*B C#) C#
[B] and now I’m singing like

Pre-Chorus (1)

Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Well, come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don’t mind me

| C# C# C#
[C#m] Girl, you know

*B | C# G# F#~
I [F#m] want your love

| (F#) F# (G#) F# E
[A] Your love was handmade [B]

C# | E (G# F#) F# | C#~
for somebody like [C#m] me

(B) (G#) G#
Come on now,

| (F# E) E C#~
fol [F#m] low my lead

| (F#) F# (G#) F# E
[A] I may be crazy,

| F# E C#
[B] don’t mind me

Pre-Chorus (2)

Say, “Boy, let’s not talk too much”
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Well, come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead, mm

C# | C#~ C# *B
Say, [C#m] boy,

| C# G# F#~
let’s not [F#m] talk too much

| (F#) F# (G#) F# E
[A] Grab on my waist and

| C# E (G# F#) F# | C#~
[B] put that body on [C#m] me

(B) (G#) G#
Come on now ,

| (F# E) E C#
[F#m] follow my lead

C# | (B) (G#) G#
Come, [A] come on now,

(F# E) E | C#~
follow my [B] lead

*G# *B | C#~~
m mm [C#m] mmm

Chorus (1)

I’m in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is fallin’ too
I’m in love with your body

(E) (F#) | G# (F#)
I’m in [F#m] love with

(E) E F# | F#~~
the shape of [A] you

(E) (F#) G# | G#
We push and [B] pull

(F# E) E F# | C#~~
like a magnet [C#m] do

(E) (F#) | G#
Although my [F#m] heart

C# E F# | F#~~
is falling [A] too

(E) (F#) | G#
I’m in [B] love

(F#) (E) F#~ | C#~~
with your bo [C#m] dy

Chorus (2)

And last night, you were in my room
And now my bed sheets smell like you
Every day, discoverin’ somethin’ brand new
Well, I’m in love with your body

E G# | B
And last [F#m] night

(G#) F# E | F#~~
you were in my [A] room

(E) (F#) G# | F#
And now my [B] bedsheets

E F# | C#
smell like [C#m] you

(C# C# C# C# E F#) | G#
Every day discove [F#m] ring

C# E F# | F#~~
something brand [A] new

(E) (F#) | G#
I’m in [B] love

(F# E) F#~ (C#)
with your body

Post-Chorus (1)

Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body

| C# C# E E
[C#m] Oh I oh I

| F# F# G# G#~~
[F#m] oh I oh I

| (E) (F#) | G#
[A] I’m in [B] love

(F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
with your body

| C# C# E E | F# F# G# G#~~
[C#m] Oh I oh I [F#m] oh I oh I

| (E F#) | G# (F# E) F#~ (C#)
[A] I’m in [B] love with your body

Post-Chorus (2)

Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
Every day, discoverin’ somethin’ brand new
I’m in love with the shape of you

| C# C# E E | F# F# G# G#~~
[C#m] Oh I oh I [F#m] oh I oh I

| (E F#) | G# (F# E) F#~ (C#)
[A] I’m in [B] love with your body

| (C# C# C# C# E F#) | G#
[C#m] Every day discove [F#m] ring

C# E F# | F#~~
something brand [A] new

(E) (F#) | G# (F#)
I’m in [B] love with

(E) E F# | E
the shape of [C#m] you

Verse 2

One week in, we let the story begin
We’re goin’ out on our first date (Mm)
You and me are thrifty, so go all-you-can-eat
Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate (Mm)
We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour
And how your family is doin’ okay (Mm)
And leave and get in a taxi, and kiss in the back seat
Tell the driver make the radio play and I’m singin’ like

E E (E) E (E)
One week in we

| (E E E) E
[F#m] let the story begin

(E E E) | E
We’re going [A] out

E (G#) G# G#~ | ~
on our first date [B]

(G# G#) | B G# (G#) G#
You and [C#m] me are thrifty,

(G# F#) | (F# F# F#) F#
so go [F#m] all you can eat

(F# E) F# | (F#)
Fill up your [A] bag

(F# F#) E E~ |
and I fill up a plate [B]

(G# G# G#) | (C#* B C#* C#*)
We talk for [C#m] hours and hours

B (B G#) | (B G# G# F# F#)
about the [F#m] sweet and the sour

(F# F# E) | (F# F# F#)
And how your [A] family

(F# F# F#) | (E) G#~
is doing okay [B]

(E E E) | (E E E G# G#~
Leave and [C#m] get in a taxi,

(E) | (E E) G# (G#)
then [F#m] kiss in the backseat

(G# G#) | (F# F#)
Tell the [A] driver

(F# F# F# F# E) E
make the radio play,

| (*G# *G# *B C#) C#
[B] and I’m singing like

Pre-Chorus

[C#m] C# C# C# *B [F#m] C# G# F#~
| Girl, you know I | want your love

[A] (F#) F# (G#) F# E
| Your love was handmade

C# [B] E (G# F#) F# [C#m] C#~
| for some_body like | me

(B) (G#) G# [F#m] (F# E) E C#~
come on now, | follow my lead

[A] (F#) F# (G#) F# E [B] F# E C#
| I may be crazy, | | don’t mind me

C# [C#m] C#~ C# *B [F#m] C# G# F#~
Say, | boy, let’s not | talk too much

[A] (F#) F# (G#) F# E [B] C# E (G# F#) F# [C#m] C#~
| Grab on my waist and | put that body on | me

(B) (G#) G# [F#m] (F# E) E C#
come on now, | follow my lead

C# [A] (B) (G#) G# (F# E) E [B] C#~
Come, | come on now, follow my | lead

*G# *B [C#m] C#~~
m mm | mmm

Chorus

(E) (F#) [F#m] G# (F# E) E F# [A] F#~~
I’m in | love with the shape of | you

(E) (F#) G# [B] G# (F# E) E F# [C#m] C#~~
We push and | pull like a magnet | do

(E) (F#) [F#m] G# C# E F# [A] F#~~
Although my | heart is falling | too

(E) (F#) [B] G# (F#) (E) F#~ [C#m] C#~~
I’m in | love with your bo| dy

E G# [F#m] B (G#) F# E [A] F#~~
And last | night you were_in my | room

(E) (F#) G# [B] F# E F# [C#m] C#
And now my | bed sheets smell like | you

(C# C# C# C# E F#) [F#m] G# C# E F# [A] F#~~
Every day discove| ring something brand | new

(E) (F#) [B] G# (F# E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in | love with your body

[C#m] C# C# E E
| Oh, I, oh, I,

[F#m] F# F# G# G#~~
| oh, I, oh, I

[A] (E) (F#) [B] G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
| I’m in | love with your body

[C#m] C# C# E E [F#m] F# F# G# G#~~
| Oh I oh I | oh I oh I

[A] (E F#) [B] G# (F# E) F#~ (C#)
| I’m in | love with your body