Fairytale Piano Notes and Chords (Alexander Rybak)

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Piano Notes for Fairytale

[Dm] A  G A~~ F    E D   [Gm] C*~ Bb~~~
| Years  ago, when I  was  | younger

A [Bb] Bb A Bb~~ A Bb C* [A] A~~~
I | kinda    liked    a girl  I | knew

[Dm] A G    A~~ F  E  D   [Gm] C*~ Bb~~~
| She   was mine and we were | sweethearts

Key Information for the Song Fairytale by Alexander Rybak

Key Signature: One flat (Bb)
Scale: D minor / F Major Scale (one black key)
F Major Scale Notes: F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E

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

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

Fairytale Piano Chords

Notes of the D Minor Scale:
D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D

Chords of the D Minor Scale:
Dm, Edm, F, Gm, Am, Bb, and C
(i.e., D minor, E diminished, F major, G minor, A minor, Bb major, and C major)

Chords used for the song Fairytale are:
C, Dm, Gm, A, Bb

Fairytale Piano Tutorial

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.
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Fairytale Piano Notes and Chords

Intro Music (Violin) – Part 1

[Dm] F* (F* E*) G*~
(E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* E*)

[Bb] F* (F* E*) G*~
(E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* D*)

[A] E* (E* D*) E*~
(D*) C* (B C* D* C* B A)

[Gm] D* (D* C*) D*~
(Bb A G F E) D~

Intro Music (Violin) – Part 1

Repeat Part 1

[Dm] F* (F* E*) G*~ (E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* E*)
[Bb] F* (F* E*) G*~ (E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* D*)
[A] E* (E* D*) E*~ (D*) C* (B C* D* C* B A)
[Gm] D* (D* C*) D*~ (Bb A G F E)
[Dm] D~~

Verse 1

Years ago, when I was younger
I kinda liked a girl I knew
She was mine and we were sweethearts
That was then, but then it’s true

[Dm] A  G A~~
| Years  ago,

F       E D     [Gm] C*~ Bb~~~
when I  was  | younger

A [Bb] Bb A Bb~~ A Bb C* [A] A~~~
I | kinda      liked    a girl  I | knew

[Dm] A G    A~~
| She   was mine

F     E    D     [Gm] C*~ Bb~~~
and we were | sweethearts

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

Chorus

I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind
I’m already cursed

[Dm] F* E* G*~~
| I’m in love

F* F*    E*  [Gm] F* E* G* F*~ F*~~
with a  | fairytale

[Bb] F* E* F*~~ G* E*~ [A] E*~~~
| Even though         it | hurts

E* [Dm] F* E* G*~~
‘Cause | I don’t care

F* E* [Gm] F* E* G* F*~ F*~~~
if I    | lose my mind

[Bb] F* E* F*~~ G*  E*~ [A] E*~~~ F*~~~
|    I’m   alrea_dy     cur | sed

Music (Violin) – Part 1

[Dm] F* (F* E*) G*~
(E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* E*)

[Bb] F* (F* E*) G*~
(E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* D*)

[A] E* (E* D*) E*~
(D*) C* (B C* D* C* B A)

[Gm] D* (D* C*) D*~
(Bb A G F E) D~

Music (Violin) – Part 2

Repeat Part 1

[Dm] F* (F* E*) G*~ (E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* E*)
[Bb] F* (F* E*) G*~ (E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* D*)
[A] E* (E* D*) E*~ (D*) C* (B C* D* C* B A)
[Gm] D* (D* C*) D*~ (Bb A G F E)
[Dm] D~~

Verse 2

Every day, we started fighting
Every night, we fell in love
No one else could make me sadder
But no one else could lift me high above (High above)
I don’t know what I was doing
When suddenly, we fell apart
Nowadays, I cannot find her
But when I do, we’ll get a brand-new start

[Dm] A G A~~ F E D [Gm] C*~ Bb~~~
Every day, we started fighting

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

[Dm] A G A~~ F E D [Gm] C*~ Bb~~~
| No one else could make me | sadder

A [Bb] Bb A Bb~~ A Bb C* [A] A~ Bb E*~ [A] ~~
But | no one else could lift me | high above~

[Dm] F* E* F*~~ F* E* D* [Gm] F*~ E*~~
| I don’t know what I was doing

[C] D* E* D* E*~~ E* E* D* [A] C*~ F*~ E*~~
| When suddenly, we fell | apart

[Dm] A G A~~ F E D [Gm] C* Bb~~
| Nowadays, I cannot | find her

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

Chorus

I’m in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts
‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind
I’m already cursed

[Dm] F* E* G*~~  F* F*    E*  [Gm] F* E* G* F*~ F*~~
| I’m in love          with a  | fairytale

[Bb] F* E* F*~~ G* E*~ [A] E*~~~
| Even though         it | hurts

E* [Dm] F* E* G*~  F* E* [Gm] F* E* G* F*~ F*~~~
‘Cause | I don’t care if I    | lose my mind

[Bb] F* E* F*~~ G*  E*~ [A] E*~~~ F*~~~
|    I’m   alrea_dy     cur | sed

Violin Music

[Dm] F* (F* E*) G*~
(E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* E*)

[Bb] F* (F* E*) G*~
(E*) F* (F* E* F* G* F* D*)

[A] E* (E* D*) E*~
(D*) C* (B C* D* C* B A)

[Gm] D* (D* C*) D*~
(Bb A G F E) D~

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