Piano Notes and Chords for Stay With Me – Sam Smith
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Stay With Me by Sam Smith.
Key Information for the Song Stay With Me by Sam Smith
Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
The relative minor of C major is A minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Tempo: 85 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate
How to Play Stay With Me
Piano Keys Layout
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 Stay With Me at this point in the song.
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Stay With Me Piano Chords
Notes of the C Major Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
Chords of the C Major Scale:
C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am and Bdm
(i.e., C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor and B diminished)
Chords used for the song Stay With Me are:
Am7, F, C, Gsus4
Notes for the Stay With Me Chords are:
Am7 (A minor seventh): A, C, E, G
F (F major): F, A, C
C (C major): C, E, G
Gsus4 (G suspended fourth): G, C, D
Stay With Me Piano Notes and Chords
Intro Music
For intro music, play the notes in bracket simulateneously)
| (*G~~ C~~) | (*F~~ *A~~) | (*E~~ *G~~)
| Am7 | F | C
| (*A~~ C~~ ) | (*F~~ *A~~) | (*G~~ C~~)
| Am7 | F | C
Verse 1
Guess it’s true, I’m not good at a one-night stand
But I still need love ’cause I’m just a man
These nights never seem to go to plan
I don’t want you to leave, will you hold my hand?
(C* D*) E* (C* D*) E* (C* D*) E* C* C*~~
| Guess it’s true, I’m not | good at a one| night stand
| Am7 | F | C
(C* D*) E* C* E* (C* D*) E* (G*) E*~~
| But I still need | love ’cause I’m just| a man
| Am7 | F | C
A* G* (E* D* D* C*) C* F (F) E~~
| These nights never | seem to go | to plan
| Am7 | F | C
(C* D*) E* (C* D*) E* (C* D*) E* C* C*~~
| I don’t want you to | leave, will you hold | my hand?
| Am7 | Gsus4 | C
Chorus
Oh, won’t you stay with me?
‘Cause you’re all I need
This ain’t love, it’s clear to see
But darling, stay with me
C* E* G*~~ A*~~ G*~ E*~~
Oh, won’t you| stay| with | me?
| Am7 | F | C
C* D*~~ E*~~ C*~~ C*~~
‘Cause you’re| all| I | need
| Am7 | F | C
E* G*~~ A*~~ B* A*~~ G* E*~~ (D*) C*~~
This ain’t| love it’s | clear to | see
| Am7 | F | C
C* C* D*~~ E*~~ C*~ C*~~
But darling,| stay| with | me
| Am7 | F | C
Verse 2
Why am I so emotional?
No, it’s not a good look, gain some self-control
And deep down, I know this never works
But you can lay with me so it doesn’t hurt
(C* D*) E* (C* D*) E* (C*) C*~~
| Why am | I so emo| tional?
| Am7 | F | C
(C* D* E* D*) C* E* (C* D*) E* (G*) E*~~
| No it’s not a good | look, gain some self| control|
| Am7 | F | C | Am7
(C*) C** (B* A*) G* (G* F*) E* F* (E* F*) E* (D*) C*~~
And deep down I | know this ne| ver works
| F | C
(C* C* D*) E* C* E* (C* D*) E* (C*) C*~~
| But you can lay with | me so it does| n’t hurt
| Am7 | Gsus4 | C
Chorus
Oh, won’t you stay with me?
‘Cause you’re all I need
This ain’t love, it’s clear to see
But darling, stay with me
C* E* G*~~ A*~~ G*~ E*~~
Oh, won’t you| stay| with | me?
| Am7 | F | C
C* D*~~ E*~~ C*~~ C*~~
‘Cause you’re| all| I | need
| Am7 | F | C
E* G*~~ A*~~ B* A*~~ G* E*~~ (D*) C*~~
This ain’t| love it’s | clear to | see
| Am7 | F | C
C* C* D*~~ E*~~ C*~ C*~~
But darling,| stay| with | me
| Am7 | F | C
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