Fairytale Piano Notes (Alexander Rybak)




Piano Notes for Fairytale

Key Information for Fairytale

Key Signature: One flat (Bb)
Scale: F Major Scale (one black key)
F Major Scale Notes: F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
Tempo: 108 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

Same Notes, but on a Different Scale

The relative minor of F major is D minor (same notes, different order).
D minor Scale Notes: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C


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Asterisk (star symbol): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Bracekt: Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines (Tilde): Sustained Notes
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Chord Change


Fairytale Piano Notes

Music (Violin)

F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* E*)
F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* D*)
E*  (E* D*)  E*~
(D*)  C*  (B C* D* C* B A)
D*  (D* C*)  D*~
(Bb A G F E)  D~


(D*)  F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* E*)
F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* D*)
E*  (E* D*)  E*~
(D*)  C*  (B C* D* C* B A)
D*  (D* C*)  D*~
(Bb A G F E)  D~


Verse 1

A  G  A~~  F  E  D  C*~  Bb~~~
Years ago, when I was younger

A  Bb  A  Bb~~  Bb  Bb  C*  A~~~
I kinda liked a girl I knew

A  G  A~~  F  E  D  C*~  Bb~~~
She was mine and we were sweethearts

Bb  A  Bb~~  Bb  Bb  C*~  A~~~
That was then, but then it’s true


Chorus

F*  E*  G*~~  F*  F*  E*  F*  E*  G*  F*~~~
I’m in love with a fairytale

F*  E*  F*~~  G*  E*~~~
Even though it hurts

E*  F*  E*  G*~~
F*  E*  F*  E*  G*  F*~~~
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind

F*  E*  F*~~  G*  E*~~~  F*~~
I’m already cursed


Violin Solo

F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* E*)
F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* D*)
E*  (E* D*)  E*~
(D*)  C*  (B C* D* C* B A)
D*  (D* C*)  D*~
(Bb A G F E)  D~


(D*)  F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* E*)
F*  (F* E*)  G*~
(E*)  F*  (F* E* F* G* F* D*)
E*  (E* D*)  E*~
(D*)  C*  (B C* D* C* B A)
D*  (D* C*)  D*~
(Bb A G F E)  D~


Verse 2

A  G  A~~  F  E  D  C*~  Bb~~~
Every day, we started fighting

Bb  A  Bb~~  Bb  Bb  C*  A~~~
Every night, we fell in love


A  G  A~~  F  E  D  C*~  Bb~~~
No one else could make me sadder

A  Bb  A  Bb~~  Bb  Bb  C*  A~  Bb  C*~~~
But no one else could lift me high above (high above)


F  E  F~~  F  E  D  F~  E  A~~
I don’t know what I was doing

D  E  D  E~~  F  E  D  C~~  F~  E~~
When suddenly, we fell apart

A  G  A~~  F  E  D  A  Bb  G~~
Nowadays, I cannot find her

A  Bb  A  Bb~~  A  Bb  A  A~  A  F*  E*~~
But when I do, we’ll get a brand-new start


Chorus

F*  E*  G*~~  F*  F*  E*  F*  E*  G*  F*~~~
I’m in love with a fairytale

F*  E*  F*~~  G*  E*~~~
Even though it hurts

E*  F*  E*  G*~~
F*  E*  F*  E*  G*  F*~~~
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind

F*  E*  F*~~  G*  E*~~~  F*~~
I’m already cursed


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