Piano Notes and Chords for Fortnight by Taylor Swift
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Fortnight by Taylor Swift (feat. Post Malone).
Key Information
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#
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
Tempo: 87 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Fortnight 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.
Fortnight Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song Fortnight:
F#sus4 (F-sharp suspended fourth) chord: F#, B, and C#
E (E major) chord: E, G#, and B
F# (F-sharp major) chord: F#, A#, and C#
D#m (D-sharp minor) chord: D#, F#, and A#
G#m (G-sharp minor) chord: G# B, and D#
B (B major) chord: B, D#, and F#
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Fortnight Piano Letter Notes and Chords
Verse 1 (Part 1)
I was supposed to be sent away
But they forgot to come and get me
I was a functioning alcoholic
‘Til nobody noticed my new aesthetic
B B B B C#*
| I was supposed to
|E
D#*~ A#~ G# A#~~
be | sent away
|F#
G#~ A#~ G# A# G#
But they | forgot to
|D#m
A#~ C#* C#*~ B~~~
come and get | me
|G#m
B B B B C#* D#*~
| I was a functioning
|E
A# A# A# A#
|alcoholic
|F#
A# A# A# G# A# A# A#~
‘Til nobody |noticed my
|B
A#~ C#* C#*~~ B~
new aes |thetic|
|G#m |B
Music: E*~~ D#*~ |G#~~~
|E
Verse 1 (Part 2)
All of this to say I hope you’re okay
But you’re the reason
And no one here’s to blame
But what about your quiet treason?
B B D#* B C#*~~
All of this to |say
|F#
A# A# A# G# A#~
I hope you’re o|kay
|D#m
A#~ A#~ C#* C#*~~ B~~
But you’re the rea|son
|G#m
F# B~ B~ A#~ B C#*~
| And no one| here’s to blame
|E |F#
D# F# F# F#~
But |what about
|B
F# F# D# F#~~ G#~~
your quiet |treason?
|G#m
Chorus (Part 1)
And for a fortnight there, we were forever
Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather
G# B C#* D#*~ B~ F#~
And for a | fortnight there
|E
D#* C#*~~ D#* C#* B
We |were forever
|F#
C#* D#* C#* B C#*~ B~
Run into you |sometimes
|D#m
F#~ D#* C#*~~ D#* C#* B
Ask about | the weather
|G#m
Chorus (Part 2)
Now you’re in my backyard, turned into good neighbors
Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her
C#* D#* C#* B C#*~ B~
Now you’re in my |backyard
|E
F#~ D#* C#*~~ D#* C#* B
Turned into | good neighbors
|F#
C#* D#* C#* B C#*~ B~~
Your wife waters |flowers
|B
D#* C#* B C#*~ B~~~
I wan|na kill her|
|G#m |B
Verse 2
All my mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February
I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary
And I love you, it’s ruining my life
I love you, it’s ruining my life
I touched you for only a fortnight
I touched you, but I touched you
B B B C#* D#*~ A# A#~
| All my mornings are| Mondays
|E |F#
A#~~ A# G#~ A#~ G#~ A#~ C#* C#*~~ B~~
Stuck in an |endless Februa|ry
|D#m |G#m
B B B B C#* D#*~
| I took the miracle
|E
A# A#~ A#~~
| move on drug
|F#
A# G#~ A#~ G#~ A#~ C#* C#*~~ B~~
The ef|fects were tempo|rary
|B |G#m
F# D#*~ C#*~~ B~~
And I | love you,
|E
F#~ D#* E* D#* C#*~~
it’s | ruining my life
|F#
B B~ A#~~ F#~~ D#~ A# A# G# A#~~
I |love you, it’s |ruining my life
|D#m |G#m
B D#*~ C#*~~ B~~ F#~ D#* E* D#* C#*~~
I |touched you for| only a fortnight
|E |F#
B B~ A#~~ F#~~ F# D#*~ C#*~~ B~~
I |touched you, but I| touched you
|B |G#m
Chorus
And for a fortnight there, we were forever
Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather
Now you’re in my backyard, turned into good neighbors
Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her
G# B C#* D#*~ B~ F#~
And for a | fortnight there
|E
D#* C#*~~ D#* C#* B
We |were forever
|F#
C#* D#* C#* B C#*~ B~
Run into you |sometimes
|D#m
F#~ D#* C#*~~ D#* C#* B
Ask about | the weather
|G#m
C#* D#* C#* B C#*~ B~
Now you’re in my |backyard
|E
F#~ D#* C#*~~ D#* C#* B
Turned into | good neighbors
|F#
C#* D#* C#* B C#*~ B~~
Your wife waters |flowers
|B
D#* C#* B C#*~ B~~~
I wan|na kill her|
|G#m |B
Chorus
And for a fortnight there, we were together
Run into you sometimes, comment on my sweater
Now you’re at the mailbox, turned into good neighbors
My husband is cheating, I wanna kill him
Fortnight Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Fortnight Chords:
Notes of the B Major Scale: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B
Chords of the B Major Scale:
B, C#m, D#m, E, F#, G#m and A#dm
(i.e., B major, C# minor, D# minor, E major, F# major, G# minor and A# diminished)
Chords used for the song Fortnight are:
F#sus4, E, F#, D#m, G#m, and B
F#sus4 Chord
F#sus4 (F-sharp suspended fourth) chord notes: F#, B, C#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 4 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 4 (perfect fourth), and 5 (perfect fifth)
E Chord
E (E major) chord notes: E, G#, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
F# Chord
F# (F-sharp major) chord notes: F#, A#, C#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
D#m Chord
D#m (D-sharp minor) chord notes: D#, F#, A#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
G#m Chord
G#m (G-sharp minor) chord notes: G#, B, D#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
B Chord
B (B major) chord notes: B, D#, F#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
