Piano Notes for Anti-Hero – Taylor Swift – CDE FGAB
Key Information for the Song Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift
Scale: E Major Scale (four black keys)
Key Signature: Four sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
E Major Scale Notes: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#
Tempo: 94 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
This post will provide the letter notes for the melody of Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift. The song is in E major key with a tempo of 94 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience.
Tips to Play the Piano Notes for Anti-Hero
Fast Notes – Brackets
Some letter notes for the song Anti-Hero are given in brackets like (notes); they are meant to be played quickly or fast, similar to 16th, 32nd, or sometimes 8th notes in sheet music.
Play these notes continuously and connectedly, following the “Anti-Hero” song’s rhythm and lyrics.
The next regular note is written immediately after the closing bracket.
Sustained Notes – Wavy Lines
The wavy line symbol ~ (tilde) following a note indicates sustained notes.
- One tilde signifies a quarter-note duration on the piano sheet.
- Two tildes denote a half-note duration.
- Three tildes signify a whole note duration.
Therefore, press and hold the note for the appropriate duration based on the number of tildes while playing the piano notes for the Anti-Hero song.
Part 1 (Verse 1)
I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser
Midnights become my afternoons
When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people
I’ve ghosted stand there in the room
G#* G#* (B*) B*~ F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~ D#*
I have this thing where I get older,
D#* (C#*) D#*~ (C#*) D#*~ E*~~
but just never wiser
G#* G#* (B*) B*~ F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~~~
Midnights become my afternoons
G#* G#* (B*) B*~ F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~ D#* D#*
When my depression works the graveyard shift,
(C#*) D#*~ (C#*) D#*~ E*~~
all of the people
G#* G#* B* B* F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~~~
I’ve ghosted stand there in the room
Part 2 (Pre-Chorus)
I should not be left to my own devices
They come with prices and vices
I end up in crisis
(Tale as old as time)
E G# B B B B A A G# G# F#
I should not be left to my own devices
F# F# F# F# E C# F# E
They come with prices and vices
C# F# F# F# F# E
I end up in crisis
B B B C#* B~ (A) G#~~
(Tale as old as time)
Part 3 (Pre-Chorus)
I wake up screaming from dreaming
One day, I’ll watch as you’re leaving
‘Cause you got tired of my scheming
(For the last time)
B B B B A A G# G#
I wake up screaming from dreaming
F# F# F# F# F# F# E E
One day, I’ll watch as you’re leaving
C# F# F# F# F# G# E E
‘Cause you got tired of my scheming
B B C#* B~~
(For the last time)
Part 4 (Chorus)
It’s me, hi
I’m the problem, it’s me
At teatime, everybody agrees
I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero
E* G#*~~ G#*~~
It’s me, hi
F#* (F#*) F#* (F#*) F#* E*~~
I’m the problem, it’s me
E* G#*~~ G#*~~
At tea time,
F#* (F#*) F#* (F#*) F#* E*~~
everybody agrees
G#* G#* (G#*) G#*~ G#* G#* (G#*) F#*~
I’ll stare directly at the sun,
F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~ (F#*) F#*~ (E*) E*~
but never in the mirror
B B (B) B~ (A) A~
It must be exhausting
G# F# F# F# (F#) F#~ (G#) F#~ E
always rooting for the anti-hero
Music
A G# F# E~
*B E G# F#~ E~~
Part 5 (Verse 2)
Sometimes, I feel like everybody is a sexy baby
And I’m a monster on the hill
Too big to hang out, slowly lurching toward your favorite city
Pierced through the heart, but never killed
G#* G#* (B*) B*~ F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~ D#*
Sometimes, I feel like everybody
D#* (C#*) D#*~ (C#*) D#*~ E*~~
is a sexy baby
G#* G#* (B*) B*~ F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~~~
And I’m a monster on the hill
G#* G#* (B*) B*~ F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~ D#* D#*
(C#*) D#*~ (C#*) D#*~ E*~~
Too big to hang out, slowly lurching toward your favorite city
G#* G#* B* B* F#* F#* (F#*) F#*~~~
Pierced through the heart, but never killed
Part 6 (Pre-Chorus)
Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism
Like some kind of congressman?
(A tale as old as time)
I wake up screaming from dreaming
One day, I’ll watch as you’re leaving
And life will lose all its meaning
(For the last time)
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