Piano Notes and Chords for I Don’t Wanna Live Forever – Taylor Swift and Zayn
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song I Don’t Wanna Live Forever by Taylor Swift and Zayn.
Key Information
Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: A minor / C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
The relative minor of C major is A minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Tempo: 59 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever Piano Tutorial
Asterisk (star symbol): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Bracekt: Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines (Tilde): Sustained Notes
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Chord Change
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song I Don’t Wanna Live Forever:
F (F major) chord: F, A, and C
C (C major) chord: C, E, and G
G (G major) chord: G, B, and D
Am (A minor) chord: A, C, and E
Ddim7 (D diminished seventh) chord: D, F, Ab, and B
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever Piano Notes and Chords
Intro
| (C* F*) E* | C* G E* D*~|~
| F | C | G
E* | C*~~
| Am
| (C* F*) E* | C* G E* D*~|~
| F | C | G
E* | C*~~
| Am
Verse 1 (ZAYN)
Been sittin’ eyes wide open
Behind these four walls, hopin’ you’d call
It’s just a cruel existence
Like it’s no point hopin’ at all
(D* D* D*) D* D* (D* D*)
| Been sitting | eyes wide open
| F | C
(D*) C* D* D* (D* A) C* A~~
behind these | four walls, hoping you’d| call
| G | Am
(D* D* D*) D* D* (D* D*)
| It’s just a | cruel existence
| F | C
(D*) C* D* D* (D* A) C* A~~
like it’s | no point hoping at | all
| G | Am
Pre-Chorus (ZAYN)
Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
Give me somethin’, oh, but you say nothin’
What is happening to me?
(C** C**) (G*) G*~~ (C** C**) (G*) G*~~
| Baby, baby, | I feel crazy
| F | C
(G*) C** A*~ C** A* (G*) (C**) (C**) G*~~
| Up all night, | all night and every day
| G | Am
(C** C**) (G*) G*~~ (G*) (C** C**) (G*) G*~
| Give me something,| oh, but you say nothing
| F | C
(G* A*) (C** A*) (C** D**) E**~
| What is happening | to me?
| G | Am
Chorus (ZAYN) – Part 1
I don’t wanna live forever
‘Cause I know I’ll be living in vain
And I don’t wanna fit wherever
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
(G* A*) (C** D**) E**~~ (C**) C** G*~
I don’t wanna | live fore | ver,
| F | C
(G*) (B* B*) (B* B*) (B* C**) (B*) A*~~
’cause | I know I’ll be living in vain|
| G | Am
(G* G* A*) (C** D**) E**~~ (C**) C** G*~
And I don’t wanna | fit where| ver
| F | C
(G*) (B*) (B* B*) (B*) (B* C**) (B*) A*~~
I | just wanna keep calling your name|
| G | Am
(E* D*) C* D* A~
until you come back | home|
| F | C
(C*) (F*) E* (C*~) E*
Ooo… oo
Post-Chorus (ZAYN) – Part 2
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
(G*) (B*) (B* B*) (B*) (B* C**) (B*) A*~~
I | just wanna keep calling your name|
| G | Am
(E* D*) C* D* A~
until you come back | home|
| F | C
(G*) (B*) (B* B*) (B*) (B* C**) (B*) A*~~
I | just wanna keep calling your name|
| G | Am
(E* D*) C* D* A~
until you come back | home
| F
Verse 2 (Taylor Swift)
I’m sittin’ eyes wide open
And I got one thing stuck in my mind
Wonderin’ if I dodged a bullet
Or just lost the love of my life, oh
(D* D* D*) D* D* (D* D*)
| I’m sitting | eyes wide open
| F | C
(D*) (C*) D* D* (D*) (A) C* A~~
and I got | one thing stuck in my| mind
| G | Am
(D*) (D*) (D*) D* D* (D* D*)
| Wondering if I | dodged a bullet
| F | C
(D*) (C*) D* D* (C* C*) (C*) (F*) E*~ (F*) E* (D*) C*~~
or just | lost the love of my | life oh~~~
| G | Am
Pre-Chorus (Taylor Swift)
Baby, baby, I feel crazy
Up all night, all night and every day
I gave you somethin’, but you gave me nothin’
What is happening to me?
(C** C**) (G*) G*~~ (C** C**) (G*) G*~~
| Baby, baby, | I feel crazy
| F | C
(G*) C** A*~ C** A* (G*) (C**) (C**) G*~~
| Up all night, | all night and every day
| G | Am
(C** C**) (G*) G*~~ (G*) (C** C**) (G*) G*~
| Give me something,| oh, but you say nothing
| F | C
(G* A*) (C** A*) (C** D**) E**~
| What is happening | to me?
| G | Am
Chorus (ZAYN, Taylor Swift)
I don’t wanna live forever
‘Cause I know I’ll be living in vain
And I don’t wanna fit (Fit, babe) wherever (Wherever)
I just wanna keep calling your name
Until you come back home
(G* A*) (C** D**) E**~~ (C**) C** G*~
I don’t wanna | live fore | ver,
| F | C
(G*) (B* B*) (B* B*) (B* C**) (B*) A*~~
’cause | I know I’ll be living in vain|
| G | Am
(G* G* A*) (C** D**) E**~~ (C**) C** G*~
And I don’t wanna | fit where| ver
| F | C
(G*) (B*) (B* B*) (B*) (B* C**) (B*) A*~~
I | just wanna keep calling your name|
| G | Am
(E* D*) C* D* A~
until you come back | home|
| F | C
Bridge
I’ve been looking sad in all the nicest places
Baby, baby, I feel crazy
I see you around in all these empty faces
Up all night, all night and every day
I’ve been looking sad in all the nicest places
Give me somethin’, oh, but you say nothin’
Now I’m in a cab, I tell ’em where your place is
What is happening to me?
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the I Don’t Wanna Live Forever Chords:
Notes of the A Minor Scale: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A
Chords of the A Minor Scale:
Am, Bdm, C, Dm, Em, F, and G
(i.e., A minor, B diminished, C major, D minor, E minor, F major, and G major)
Chords used for the song I Don’t Wanna Live Forever are:
F, C, G, Am, and Ddim7
F Chord
F (F 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)
C Chord
C (C major) chord notes: C, E, G
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
G Chord
G (G major) chord notes: G, B, D
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Am Chord
Am (A minor) chord notes: A, C, E
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Ddim7 Chord
Ddim7 (D diminished seventh) chord notes: D, F, Ab, Cb (B)
Ddim7 chord simplified notes: D, F, Ab, B
Structure: Tetrad (a four-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – b5 – bb7
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), b5 (diminished fifth), and bb7 (diminished seventh)
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