Can I Be Him Piano Notes (James Arthur)




Piano Notes for Can I Be Him

Key Information for Can I Be Him

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#
Tempo: 108 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Same Notes, but on a Different Scale

The relative minor of B major is G# minor (i.e., the 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 i.e., the same notes but written (notated) differently.
Cb major Scale Notes: Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb


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Wavy Lines (Tilde): Sustained Notes
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Chord Change


Can I Be Him Piano Notes

Verse 1

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~
You walked into the room

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~
And now my heart’s been stolen

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~
You took me back in time

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~~
to when I was unbroken


*B  C#  E~  D#  D#~
Now you’re all I want

D#  E~  D#  C#~~  C#  C#~  C#~~  *B~~~
And I knew it from the very first moment


(*B C#)  E~  D#  D#~~
‘Cause a light came on

D#  E~  D#  C#~~
when I heard that song

C#  C#~  C#~~  *B  *B  *B~~~
And I want you to sing it again


Chorus

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~~  F#  D#~
I swear that every word you sing

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~
You wrote them for me


F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~
Like it was a private show

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~~
But I know you never saw me


(*B C#)  E~  D#  D#~  D#  E~  D#  C#~~
When the lights come on and I’m on my own

C#  C#~~  C#~~  *B~  *B~~~
Will you be there to sing it again?


F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~~  F#  D#~
Could I be the one you talk about

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~~
in all your stories?

*B  *B~  C#  D#~~~
Can I be him?


Verse 2

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~~
I heard there was someone

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~
but I know he don’t deserve you

F#  D#~  F#  D#~
If you were mine

F#  G#~  F#  D#~  D#~  D#  D#  D#~  *B~
I’d never let anyone hurt you


*B~  *B  (*B C#)  E~  D#  D#~~  *B~  E~  D#  C#~~
I wanna dry those tears, kiss those lips

C#  C#~~  D#~  C#~  *B~~~
It’s all that I’ve been thinking about


(*B C#)  E~  D#  D#~
‘Cause a light came on

(*B C#)  E~  D#  C#~~
when I heard that song

C#  C#~~  C#~~  *B  *B  *B~~~
And I want you to sing it again


Chorus

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~~  F#  D#~
I swear that every word you sing

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~
You wrote them for me


F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~
Like it was a private show

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~~
But I know you never saw me


(*B C#)  E~  D#  D#~  D#  E~  D#  C#~~
When the lights come on and I’m on my own

C#  C#~~  C#~~  *B~  *B~~~
Will you be there to sing it again?


F#  D#~  F#  D#~  F#  D#~~  F#  D#~
Could I be the one you talk about

F#  D#~  F#  D#~  *B~~~~
in all your stories?

*B  *B~  C#  D#~~~
Can I be him?


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