Yellow Piano Notes and Chords (Coldplay)

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Piano Notes for Yellow (Coldplay)

| C#*   D#* C#*  D#*~~
[B] Look at the stars

C#*   D#*  C#*  D#*~  F#*~ | ~ C#*~~~
Look how they shine f [F#] or you

F#   C#* B C#*~  F#*~  B~ | ~~
And everything you d [E] o

(G# B G#)   B~   G# F#~
Yeah, they were all yellow

Key Information

Key Signature: Five sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)
Scale: B Major Scale (five black keys)
B Major Scale Notes: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#

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

The enharmonic equivalent of B major is Cb major (same notes but written or notated differently).
Cb major Scale Notes: Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb

Tempo: 85 bpm
Time Signature: 3/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Yellow Piano Chords

Notes of the B Major Scale:
B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B

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

Chords used for the song Yellow are:
B, Bsus4, F#, E, G#m, F#m7

About Yellow

The Yellow song was written when singer Chris Martin saw a beautiful, starry night sky in Wales and felt inspired to create a song about deep love and devotion. The lyrics describe how someone would do anything for the person they love, like swimming across the sea or drawing lines, showing complete dedication. The word “yellow” came from looking at the Yellow Pages telephone directory when Martin needed a word for the song, and it represents brightness, hope, and the special way starlight makes someone beautiful (wikipedia). The song became Coldplay’s breakthrough hit and remains one of their most popular songs worldwide.

How to Play Yellow 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 Yellow at this point in the song.

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Yellow Piano Notes and Chords

Intro

Chords for the Intro:
B Bsus4 F# E B

Or

(Play F# 8 times and the E 7 times.)
[B] F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F#
[Bsus4] F# E E E E E E E

(Play A# 8 times and the G# 7 times.)
[F#] A# A# A# A# A# A# A# A#
[F#] A# G# G# G# G# G# G# G#

[E] D# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
[E] C#*B *B *B *B *B *B *B

(Play F# 8 times and the E 7 times.)
[B] F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F#
[B] F# E E E E E E E

Verse 1 (1)

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow

| C#*   D#* C#*  D#*~~
[B] Look at the stars

C#*   D#*  C#*  D#*~  F#*~ | ~ C#*~~~
Look how they shine f [F#] or you

F#   C#* B C#*~  F#*~  B~ | ~~
And everything you d [E] o

(G# B G#)   B~   G# F#~
Yeah, they were all yellow

Verse 1 (2)

I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called “Yellow”

| C#*  D#*   C#* D#*~~
[B] I came along

C#*  D#*   C#*  D#*~  F#*~ | ~ C#*~~~
I wrote a song f [F#] or you

F#   C#*  B   C#*~   F#*~ B~ | ~~
And all the things you d [E] o

(G# B G#)   B~   G# F#~
And it was called yellow

Verse 1 (3)

So then I took my turn
Oh, what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow

| C#*  D#*  C#*  D#*   F#*~ | ~ C#*~~~
[B] So then I took m [F#] y turn

F#   C#*   B   C#*~   F#*~   B~~~
Oh what a thing to have do [E] ne

(G# B G#)  B~  G# F#~
And it was all yellow

Music

[B] D# D# D# D#
[BSus4] E E E E
[B] F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F#

Chorus

(Ah) Your skin, oh, yeah, your skin and bones
(Ooh) Turn into something beautiful
(Ah) And you know, you know I love you so
You know I love you so

| B~   G#*~~~ |
[E] Your sk [G#m] in

B   B   F#*   F#*   D#*  D#*~
Oh yeah, your [F#] skin and bones

| B   G#* G#*~~~
[E] Turn i [G#m] nto

B B   F#* F#* D#* D#*~~
something [F#] beautiful

| B   G#*  G#*~~~
[E] You kno [G#m] w,

B   B   F#*  F#* D#*  D#*~~
you know I [F#] love you s [E] o

B   B   F#* F#*   D#*  D#*~
You know I love you so

Interlude

(Play F# 8 times and the E 7 times.)
[B] F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F#
[Bsus4] F# E E E E E E E

(Play A# 8 times and the G# 7 times.)
[F#] A# A# A# A# A# A# A# A#
[F#] A# G# G# G# G# G# G# G#

[E] D# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
[E] C#*B *B *B *B *B *B *B

(Play F# 8 times and the E 7 times.)
[B] F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F#
[B] F# E E E E E E E

Verse 2

I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh, what a thing to do
‘Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh, what a thing to do
And it was all yellow

C#*  D#*   C#*  D#*~~
[B] I swam across

C#*  D#*   C#*  D#*~  F#*~~ C#*~~~
I jumped across f [F#] or you

F#   C#*  B  C#*~  F#*~  B~~~
Oh what a thing to d [E] o

(G# B G#)   B~   G# F#~
‘Cause you were all yellow

C#*   D#* C#*  D#*~~
[B] I drew a line

C#*   D#*  C#*  D#*~  F#*~~ C#*~~~
I drew a line f [F#] or you

F#   C#* B C#*~  F#*~  B~~~
Oh what a thing to d [E] o

(G# B G#)   B~   G# F#~
And it was all yellow

Chorus

(Ah) And your skin, oh, yeah, your skin and bones
(Ooh) Turn into something beautiful
(Ah) And you know, for you, I’d bleed myself dry
For you, I’d bleed myself dry

B   B~   G#*~~~
[E] Your sk [G#m] in

B   B   F#*   F#*   D#*  D#*~
Oh yeah, your [F#] skin and bones

B   G#* G#*~~~ B  B  F#* F#* D#* D#*~~
[E] Turn i [G#m] nto something [F#] beautiful

B   G#*  G#*~~~  B   B   F#*  F#*   D#* D#*  D#*~~
[E] You kno [G#m] w, for you I’d [F#] bleed myself [E] dry

B   B   F#*   F#* D#*  D#*~
For you I’d bleed myself [B] dry

Bridge

It’s true
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for

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