Piano Notes and Chords for Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish.
Key Information
Key Signature: Two sharps (F#, C#)
Scale: D Major / B minor 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: 92 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Birds of a Feather Piano Tutorial
Piano Keys Layout
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes.
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Birds of a Feather Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song Birds of a Feather:
D (D major) chord: D, F#, and A
Bm (B minor) chord: B, D, and F#
Em (E minor) chord: E, G, and B
A (A major) chord: A, C#, and E
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Birds of a Feather Piano Notes and Chords
Intro Music
D~ A~ D C#~ A~ C# D~ A~ D
Verse 1 (Part 1)
I want you to stay
‘Til I’m in the grave
‘Til I rot away, dead and buried
‘Til I’m in the casket you carry
(F#*) E*~ D* B F#*~
| I want you to stay
|D
Music: A~ D C#~ A~ C# D~ A~ D
(F#*) E*~ D* B F#*~
‘Til I’m in the | grave
|Bm
Music: A~ D C#~ A~ C# D~ A~ D
(F#*) E*~ D* B E*~~
‘Til I rot a| way,
|Em
E*~~ E*~~ E*~~ B~~
dead and buried
(F#*) E*~ D* B E*~~
‘Til I’m in the | cas_
|A
E*~~ E*~~ E*~~ A~~
ket you carry
Verse 1 (Part 2)
If you go, I’m goin’ too, uh
‘Cause it was always you (Alright)
And if I’m turnin’ blue, please don’t save me
Nothin’ left to lose without my baby
(F#*) E*~ D* B F#*~
If you go, I’m goin’ | too, uh
|D
Music: A~ D C#~ A~ C# D~ A~
D* (F#*) E*~ D* B F#*~
‘Cause it was always | you, uh
|Bm
Music: A~ D C#~ A~ C# D~ A~
D* (F#*) E*~ D* B E*~~
And if I’m turnin’ | blue,
|Em
E*~~ E*~~ E*~~ B~~
please don’t save me
(F#*) E*~ D* B E*~~
Nothin’ left to | lose
|A
E*~~ E* E*~ F#*~ G*~ F#*~~~
without my baby
Refrain
Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know
I said I’d never think I wasn’t better alone
Can’t change the weather, might not be forever
But if it’s forever, it’s even better
F#* F#* F#* F#* F#*~
| Birds of a feather,
|D
F#*~~ F#* F#* F#* G* F#*
we should stick together,
E* F#*~~
I know
F#* F#* F#* F#* F#*~ F#*~~
| I said I’d never think
|Bm
F#* F#* F#* G* F#* E* F#*~~
I wasn’t better alone
F#* F#* F#* F#* F#*~
| Can’t change the weather,
|Em
F#*~~ F#* F#* F#* G* F#*
might not be forever
E* F#*~~ F#*~ E* G*~ F#*
But if | it’s forever,
|A
F#*~~ F#*~ E* G*~ F#*~~
it’s even better
Pre-Chorus
And I don’t know what I’m cryin’ for
I don’t think I could love you more
It might not be long, but baby, I
D* A*~ B*~ E*~
| And I don’t know
|D
D*~ F#*~ D*~ B~ A~
what I’m cryin| ‘ for
|Bm
A*~ B*~ E*~ D*~
I don’t think I
F#*~ D*~ B E*~
could love you more|
|Em
D* A*~ B*~ E*~ D*~
It might not be long,
F#*~ D*~ B E*~~
but baby, I|
|A
Chorus
I’ll love you ’til the day that I die
‘Til the day that I die
‘Til the light leaves my eyes
‘Til the day that I die
D* B* A* B* A* B*
I’ll love you ’til the day
A* A* A*~~ F#*~~~
that I die |
|D
B* A* B* A* A* A*~~ G*~ F#* G* F#*~~
‘Til the day that I die|
|Bm
B* A* B* A* A* F#*~~ E* D* F#*~~
‘Til the light leaves my eyes|
|Em
F#* E* F#* E* F#* G*~~ F#*~ E* F#* E*~~
‘Til the day that I die|
|A
Verse 2
I want you to see, hm
How you look to me, hm
You wouldn’t believe if I told ya
You would keep the compliments I throw ya
(F#*) E*~ E**~ D* B F#*~~~ D*~~
I want you to | see, hmm
|D
(F#*) E*~ D* B F#*~~~ D*~~
How you look to | me, hmm
|Bm
(F#*) E*~ D* B E*~~ E*~ E*~ E*~ B~~
You wouldn’t be| lieve if I told ya
|Em
(F#*) E*~ D* B E*~ E* E*~ E*~ E* A~
You would keep the | compliments I throw ya
|A
Pre-Chorus
And I don’t know what I’m cryin’ for
I don’t think I could love you more
It might not be long, but baby, I
D* A*~ B*~ E*~
| And I don’t know
|D
D*~ F#*~ D*~ B~ A~
what I’m cryin| ‘ for
|Bm
A*~ B*~ E*~ D*~
I don’t think I
F#*~ D*~ B E*~
could love you more|
|Em
D* A*~ B*~ E*~ D*~
It might not be long,
F#*~ D*~ B E*~~
but baby, I|
|A
Birds of a Feather Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Birds of a Feather Chords:
Notes of the D Major Scale:
D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
Chords of the D Major Scale:
D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm and C#dm
(i.e., D major, E minor, F# minor, G major, A major, B minor and C# diminished)
Chords used for the song Birds of a Feather are:
D, Bm, Em, and A
D Chord
D (D major) chord notes: D, F#, A
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Bm Chord
Bm (B minor) chord notes: B, D, F#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Em Chord
Em (E minor) chord notes: E, G, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
A Chord
A (A major) chord notes: A, C#, E
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
