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Piano Letter Notes, Chords and Tutorial for The Nights – Avicii – CDE FGAB

This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes), chords (left hand notes) and slow and easy video tutorial for the song The Nights by Avicii.

The Nights Piano Notes

Key Information for the Song The Nights by Avicii

Scale: F# Major Scale (six black keys)
Key Signature: Six sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)
F# Major Scale Notes: F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, and E# (means F)

E-flat minor (Eb Minor) is the relative minor key of F# major (same notes arranged in different order)
Eb Minor Scale Notes: Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, and Db

Gb Major is enharmonically equivalent to F# Major.
Gb Major Scale Notes: Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, Gb

Tempo: 124 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

The song is in F# Major key with a tempo of 124 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience.

How to Play The Nights 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 The Nights at this point in the song.

1. Right-Hand Melody (Right-Hand Letter Notes) for The Nights

Part 1A (Verse 1)

(Hey) Once upon a younger year
When all our shadows disappeared
The animals inside came out to play

G# A# A# A# A# (A#) A#
Once upon a younger year

D# A# A# A# A# A# (A#) A#
When all our shadows disappeared

F# G# F# G# F# G#
The animals inside

A# G# F# D#~~
came out to play

Avicii – The Nights Piano Tutorial with Letter Notes – Slow

https://youtu.be/UAYkt6q0Y18

Part 1B (Verse 1)

(Hey) Went face to face with all our fears
Learned our lessons through the tears
Made memories we knew would never fade

A# A# A# A# A# (A#) A# A#~
Went face to face with all our fears

A# A# A# A# (A#) A# A#~
Learned our lessons through the tears

F# G# F# G# F# G#
Made memories we knew

A# G# F# F#~~
would never fade

Part 2 (Pre-Chorus)

One day my father he told me
“Son, don’t let it slip away”
He took me in his arms, I heard him say (Hey)
“When you get older
Your wild heart will live for younger days
Think of me if ever you’re afraid”

F# F# F D# F#~
One day my father

F# F# F#
he told me

F# G# A# A# A# G# A#~~
“Son, don’t let it slip away”

F# G# G# G# F# G#
He took me in his arms,

A# G# F# D#~~
I heard him say (Hey)

F# F# F D# F#~
“When you get older

F# F#~~ C#* D#*~
Your wild heart will live

(F*) D#* C#* A#~~
for younger days

A# A# A# A# F# F# F# A# G#~~
Think of me if ever you’re afraid”

Part 3 (Chorus)

He said, “One day you’ll leave this world behind
So live a life you will remember”
My father told me when I was just a child
“These are the nights that never die”
My father told me

F#* A#* C#** D#**~
He said, “One day

C#** D#** F** D#** C#** A#*~~
you’ll leave this world behind

A#* A#* F#* G#*~~
So live a life

F#* G#*~ F#* A#* C#**~~
you will remember”

F#* A#* C#** D#**~ C#**
My father told me

D#** F** D#** C#** A#*~~
when I was just a child

A#* A#* F#* G#*~~
“These are the nights

A#* C#**~~ D#** A#*~~
that never die”

F#* B* A#* G#* F#* D#*~~
My father told me

Part 4 (Pre-Drop)

C#* D#* F* D#* C#* A#~~
A# A# F# G#~~ F# G#~~
F# A# C#*~~
F# A# C#* D#*~~
C#* D#* F* D#* C#* A#~~
A# A# F# G#~~
A# C#*~~ D#* A#~~

Part 5 (Music + Drop)

(C#* D#*) F#*   F#* F#*
(C#* D#*) F#*   F#* F#*
(C#* D#*) F#*   F#* F#*
(C#* D#*) F#*   F#* F#*
(C#* D#*) F#*   F#* F#*
(C#* D#*) F#*   F#* G#* (A#*)

Part 5 (Verse 2)

When thunderclouds start pouring down
Light a fire they can’t put out
Carve your name into those shining stars
He said, “Go venture far beyond the shores
Don’t forsake this life of yours
I’ll guide you home no matter where you are”

2. Right-Hand Notes and Chords for The Nights

The Nights Piano Right Hand and Left Hand Notes

This section combines the right-hand melody with the corresponding chords played by the left hand for the song The Nights.

Letter notes are written above the words, showing you which note to sing for each syllable.
Chords are written below the lyrics to tell you which chords to play on your instrument along with the song.
Notations for the chord are given in square brackets after each chord.
A vertical bar (like this: |) is placed within the lyrics to show you exactly where to change chords.

The Nights Chords and Letter Notes

Verse 1

G# A# A# A# A# (A#) A#
Once upon a younger year
D#m [D#, F#, A#]

D# A# A# A# A# A# (A#) A#
When all our shadows disappeared

A# A# A# A# A# (A#) A# A#~
Went face to face with all our fears

A# A# A# A# (A#) A# A#~
Learned our lessons through the tears

Pre-Chorus

F#    F#    F    | D# F#~ F#   F#    F#
One  day  my | father   he   told  me
                     | B [B, D#, F#]

F#     G#     | A#  A#  A#  G# A#~~
“Son, don’t  | let  it    slip  away”
                   | F# [F#, A#, C#]

F#  |  G#  G#  G#  F#  G#
He | took me in    his  arms,
     | C# [C#, E#, G#]

A#  G#      F#   | D#~~
I     heard  him  | say (Hey)
                        | D#m [D#, F#, A#]

F#       F#   F     | D# F#~
“When you  get  | older
                         | B [B, D#, F#]

F#     F#~~       C#*  | D#*~
Your wild heart  will | live
                             | F# [F#, A#, C#]

(F*) D#* C#* A#~~
for younger days

A# A# A# A# F# F# F# A# G#~~
| Think of me if ever you’re afraid”
C# [C#, E#, G#]

Chorus

F#* A#*   C#**   | D#**~
He  said, “One  | day
                        | B [B, D#, F#]

C#**  D#**  F**   D#**    | C# [C#, E#, G#]** A#*~~
you’ll  leave this  world  | B [B, D#, F#]ehind
                                     | F# [F#, A#, C#]

F#* A#* C#**  | D#**~ C#**
My father       | told     me
                     | B [B, D#, F#]

D#**   F**  D#**  C#**   | A#*~~
when  I      was   just a | child
                                    | F# [F#, A#, C#]

A#*      A#* F#*  | G#*~~
“These are  the  | nights
                         | C# [C#, E#, G#]

A#*  C#**~~ D#** | A#*~~
that  never           |  die”
                           | D#m [D#, F#, A#]

F#* B* A#* G#* F#* D#*~~
My father told me

Music + Drop

Chords for the music are –

B, F#, C#, D#m, C#, B, F#, C#

(C#* D#*) F#* | F# [F#, A#, C#]* F#*
| B [B, D#, F#]

(C#* D#*) F#* | F#* F#*
| F# [F#, A#, C#]

(C#* D#*) F#* | F# [F#, A#, C#]* F#*
| C# [C#, E#, G#]

(C#* D#*) F#* | F# [F#, A#, C#]* F#*
| D#m [D#, F#, A#]

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