Piano Notes for What Makes You Beautiful (One Direction)
E E E | E~~ |
You’re inse [E] cure, [A]
E E E | *B~~
Don’t know what [B] for,
E E E | E~
You’re turning [E] heads
E E | E~
when you [A] walk
E E | F# G# F#~~~
through the [B] door
Key Information
Key Signature: Four sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
Scale: E Major Scale (four black keys)
E Major Scale Notes: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#
The relative minor of E major is C# minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
C# minor Scale Notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B
Tempo: 125 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate
What Makes You Beautiful Piano Chords
Notes of the E Major Scale:
E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# + E
Chords of the E Major Scale:
E, F#m, G#m, A, B, C#m and D#dm
(i.e., E major, F# minor, G# minor, A major, B major, C# minor and D# diminished)
Chords used for the song What Makes You Beautiful are:
E, A, B, C#m, E
About What Makes You Beautiful
“What Makes You Beautiful” is One Direction’s first song and biggest hit, released in 2011. The song is about a girl who doesn’t realize how attractive she is, which makes the singers like her even more. It has a catchy, upbeat pop sound with guitar music and tells the girl that everyone else can see her beauty except her. The song became very popular worldwide and won awards, making it One Direction’s most famous song.
How to Play What Makes You Beautiful Piano Notes
Symbols Used in the Song
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What Makes You Beautiful Piano Notes and Chords
Intro
Chords for Intro Music:
E~ E A A B B~ B~ B~
E~ E A A B B~ B~
Verse 1
You’re insecure, don’t know what for
You’re turnin’ heads when you walk through the door
Don’t need makeup to cover up (Huh)
Bein’ the way that you are is enough
E E E | E~~ |
You’re inse [E] cure, [A]
E E E | *B~~
Don’t know what [B] for,
E E E | E~
You’re turning [E] heads
E E | E~
when you [A] walk
E E | F# G# F#~~~
through the [B] door
E E E | E~~
Don’t need make [E] up,
| E E E | *B~~
[A] to cover [B] up,
E E E | E~
Being the [E] way
E E | E~ E E | F# G# F#~~~
that you [A] are is e [B] nough
Pre-Chorus
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
| E~ G# B | C#*~
[E] Everyone [A] else
C#* B | G#~
in the [C#m] room
F# G#~ | ~ F#~~
can see [B] it,
| E~ G# B | C#*~
[E] Everyone [A] else
C#*~ | G#~~ F#~~
but [C#m] you [B] you
Chorus (1)
Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground, it ain’t hard to tell
You don’t know, oh-oh, you don’t know you’re beautiful
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
Baby you [E] light up my [A] world
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~~
like no [B] body else,
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
The way that [E] you flip your [A] hair
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~~
gets me [B] overwhelmed,
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
But when you [E] smile at the [A] ground
E~ E | G#~ F# F#~ | ~
it ain’t [C#m] hard to [B] tell,
G# F#~ | E~~ F# | G#~~
You don’t [E] know, oh oh,
G# G# G# F# G#~ F#~~
You don’t know you’re beautiful,
Chorus (2)
If only you saw what I can see
You’ll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I’m looking at you and I can’t believe
You don’t know, oh-oh, you don’t know you’re beautiful, oh-oh
That’s what makes you beautiful
E | E~ E~ E | E~
[E] If only [A] you saw
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~
what [B] I can see,
G# F# E | E~ E~~ E | E~
You’ll under [E] stand why I [A] want
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~~
you so [B] desperately,
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
Right now I’m [E] looking at [A] you
E~ E | G#~ G# F#~ | ~
and I [C#m] can’t be [B] lieve,
G# F#~ | E~~ F# | G#~~
You don’t [E] know, oh [A] oh,
| G# G# G# F# | G#~ F#~ E
[B] You don’t know you’re beautiful,
| E~~ F# | G#~~
[E] oh oh [A] oh,
G# G# G# F# G#~ F#~ E
[B] That’s what makes you beautiful [E]
Verse 2
So c-come on, you got it wrong
To prove I’m right, I put it in a song
I don’t know why you’re being shy
And turn away when I look into your eyes
| E E E | *B~~ E E E
[B] So come [E] on, [A] you got it [B] wrong,
| E~ E E | E~ E E | F# G# F#~~~
To prove I’m [E] right, I put [A] it in a [B] song,
E E E | E~~ | E E E | *B~~
I don’t know [E] why, [A] you’re being [B] shy,
E E E | E~
And turn a [E] way
E E | E E E E | F# G# F#~~~
when I [A] look into your [B] eye eye eyes
Pre-Chorus
| E~ G# B | C#*~
[E] Everyone [A] else
C#* B | G#~
in the [C#m] room
F# G#~ | ~ F#~~
can see [B] it,
| E~ G# B | C#*~
[E] Everyone [A] else
C#*~ | G#~~ F#~~
but [C#m] you [B] you
Chorus
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
Baby you [E] light up my [A] world
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~~
like no [B] body else,
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
The way that [E] you flip your [A] hair
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~~
gets me [B] overwhelmed,
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
But when you [E] smile at the [A] ground
E~ E | G#~ F# F#~ | ~
it ain’t [C#m] hard to [B] tell,
G# F#~ | E~~ F# | G#~~
You don’t [E] know, oh oh,
G# G# G# F# G#~ F#~~
You don’t know you’re beautiful,
E | E~ E~ E | E~
[E] If only [A] you saw
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~
what [B] I can see,
G# F# E | E~ E~~ E | E~
You’ll under [E] stand why I [A] want
E~ E | F#~ G# F#~~
you so [B] desperately,
G# F# E | E~ E~ E | E~
Right now I’m [E] looking at [A] you
E~ E | G#~ G# F#~ | ~
and I [C#m] can’t be [B] lieve,
G# F#~ | E~~ F# | G#~~
You don’t [E] know, oh [A] oh,
| G# G# G# F# | G#~ F#~ E
[B] You don’t know you’re beautiful,
| E~~ F# | G#~~
[E] oh oh [A] oh,
G# G# G# F# G#~ F#~ E
[B] That’s what makes you beautiful [E]
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