Piano Notes and Chords for Thinking Out Loud
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran.
Key Information for the Song Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Key Signature: Two sharps (F#, C#)
Scale: D Major Scale (two black keys)
D Major Scale Notes: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#
The relative minor of D major is B minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
B minor Scale Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A
Tempo: 80 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate
How to Play Thinking Out Loud
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 Thinking Out Loud at this point in the song.
Thinking Out Loud Piano Notes and Chords
Verse 1
When your legs don’t work like they used to before
And I can’t sweep you off of your feet
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?
Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?
| | (F# A) B A | F#
| When your legs don’t work
| D | D
(E D) | E (F#*B) D~~| ~
like they | used to before
| G | A
| | (F# A) B (A F#)
| And I can’t sweep you
| D | D
F# E D D~~| ~
off of your feet
| G | A | D
| (F# A) B (A F#) F# E
| Will your mouth still remember
| D
D | E F# (*B) D~~| ~
the | taste of my love?
| G | A | D
| (F# A) B~ A F#~
| Will your eyes still smile
| D
| (E D) D~~| ~
| from your cheeks?
| G | A
Pre-Chorus
And darlin’, I will be lovin’ you till we’re seventy
And baby, my heart could still fall as hard at twenty-three
And I’m thinkin’ ’bout how
(D* D* E*) | F#*~~
And darlin’, | I
| D
| A~~ (A D* E*) | F#*~~
| will be lovin’ | you
| D | G
| E*~~ E* (G* F#* E*) D*~~| ~
| till we’re seventy
| A | D | D
(A D* E*) F#*~|~~ | A~
And baby, my heart
| G | A | D | D
(A D* E*) F#*~|~~
could still fall as
| G
| E*~ E* (G* F#* E*) | D*~~ F#*~~~
| hard at twenty- | three
| A | D | D
| (D*) F#* (E* D*) | E*~ D*~
And I’m thinkin’ ’bout how
| G | A
Pre-Chorus
People fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a hand
Well, me, I fall in love with you every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am
| F#* G* F#* G* F#* E*
| People fall in love in
| Em
D* | E*~ (D*) F#* F#*~~~
mysterious ways
| A7 | D
| F#* G* F#* E* D* D* D* | E*~~~
| Maybe just the touch of a | hand
| Em | | A7
(E*) | F#* G* F#* G* F#* E* D*
Well, me, I fall in love with you
| Em
D* | E* D* F#* F#*~| ~~
every single day
| A7 | Bm
(E*) | F#* G* F#* E* D* D* D* E*~| ~~
And | I just wanna tell you I am
| Em | A7
Chorus
So honey, now, take me into your lovin’ arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
And place your head on my beatin’ heart, I’m thinkin’ out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are
(B D* E*) F#* (D* B) D* F#*~| ~~
So honey, now~~~
| D | D
| | A* (A*) A* G* (G*) G* F#* E* F#*~| ~~
| | take me into your lovin’ arms
| G | A7 | D | D
| | A* (A*) A* G* (G*) G* F#* (F#*) | F#*~ A* | E*~~~
| | Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
| G | A7 | D | D | G
| A* (A*) A* G* (G*) G* F#* E* F#*~| ~~
| And place your head on my beatin’ heart,
| A7 | D | D
(B D* E*) | F#* (E*) D*~ | E*~~
I’m thinkin’ out loud
| G | A7
(D*) E*~ | F#*~ | E*~ | D*~
Maybe we found love
| Bm | A | G
A~ D*~ C#* D*~~
right where we are
| D | Em | A7 | D | D
Verse 2
When my hair’s all but gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don’t remember my name
When my hands don’t play the strings the same way, mmm
I know you will still love me the same
(F# A) B A (F#) F#
When my hair’s all but gone
| D
(E D) | E (F#*B) D~| ~~
and my memory fades
| G | A | D
| (F# A) B (A F#) F# E D | D~~
| And the crowds don’t remember my name
| D | G | A | D
D* (C#*) B (C#* B) A F# | F#~ F# (D) F# E~~
When my hands don’t play the strings the same way, mmm
| D | G | A | D
(F# A) B (A F#) F# E D | D~~
I know you will still love me the same
| D | G | A |
Pre-Chorus
(D* D* E*) F#*~~
A~~ (A D* E*) F#*~~
E*~~ E* (G* F#* E*) D*~~
‘Cause, honey, your soul who could never grow old, it’s evergreen
(A D* E*) F#*~~ A~
(A D* E*) F#*~~
E*~ E* (G* F#* E*) D*~~ F#*~~~
(D*) F#* (E* D*) E*~ D*~
And baby, your smile’s forever in my mind and memory
I’m thinkin’ ’bout how
F#* G* F#* G* F#* E* D* E*~ (D*) F#* F#*~~~
F#* G* F#* E* D* D* D* E*~~~
People fall in love in mysterious ways
And maybe it’s all part of a plan
(E*) F#* G* F#* G* F#* E* D*
D* E* D* F#* F#*~~~
(E*) F#* G* F#* E* D* D* D* E*~~~
Oh, I’ll just keep on makin’ the same mistakes
Hoping that you’ll understand
Chorus
That, baby, now, take me into your lovin’ arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beatin’ heart, I’m thinkin’ out loud
And maybe we found love right where we are, oh-oh
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