Piano Notes and Chords for If I Cant Have You piano
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song If I Can’t Have You by Shawn Mendes.
Key Information
Key Signature: Two sharps (F#, C#)
Scale: D Major Scale (two black keys)
D Major Scale Notes: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#
The relative minor of D major is B minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
B minor Scale Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A
Tempo: 61 bpm
Time Signature: 3/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
If I Can't Have You 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
If I Can't Have You Piano Chords
List of chords, their notes, and frequency, i.e., how many times that chord appeared in the song If I Can't Have You:
69 – F#m (F-sharp minor) chord: F#, A, and C#
41 – G (G major) chord: G, B, and D
38 – Em (E minor) chord: E, G, and B
10 – Bm (B minor) chord: B, D, and F#
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
If I Can’t Have You Piano notes and Chords
Chorus
I can’t write one song that’s not about you
Can’t drink without thinkin’ about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can’t have you?
D* D* D* D* D*
|I can’t write | one |song
|G |F#m |Em
D* (D*) (E*) F#* D*
that’s not | about |you
|F#m |G
D* D* D* D*
Can’t drink | with |out
|F#m |Em
D* (D*) (E*) F#* D*
thinking | about |you
|F#m |G
D* B D* D* – D* (D* E*) F#*
Is it| too | late – to tell | you that
|F#m |Em |F#m
(A* B*) (F#* A*) (E* F#*)
|Everything means | nothing
|G |F#m
(D*) (E*) A~ A~ D*~~
if I |can’t have you?
|Em
Verse 1
I’m in Toronto and I got this view
But I might as well be in a hotel room, yeah
It doesn’t matter ’cause I’m so consumed
Spending all my nights reading texts from you
(D D) (E F#) (E) – (D) (*B) E E *A
| I’m in Toronto – and I | got this | view
|G |F#m |Bm
(D *B) E E (*A *B)
But I | might as well be
|Em
(D *B) E E *A D~
in a hotel | room, yeah
|F#m
(D) (D E) (F# E)
| It doesn’t matter
| G
(D *B) E E *A
’cause I’m | so con| sumed
|F#m |Bm
(D *B) E E *A
Spending | all my nights
|Em
(D *B) E E *A~
reading texts from | you
|F#m
Pre-Chorus
Oh, I’m good at keeping my distance
I know that you’re the feeling I’m missing
You know that I hate to admit it
But everything means nothing if I can’t have you
A~ (*B D) (D)
| Oh, I’m good at
| G
A G F# F# D
| keeping my | distance
|F#m |Bm
D A~~
I | know
|Em
(*B) (D D) A G F# F# D
that you’re the feeling I’m | missing
|F#m
B~ A F#~~
You| know
|G
D D A G F# F#~ D~
that I | hate to ad| mit it
|F#m |Bm
D (D* E*) (B D*) (A B)
But | everything means | nothing
|G |F#m
(F#) (A) E D D~~
if I | can’t have you
|Em
Chorus (Part 1)
can’t write one song that’s not about you
Can’t drink without thinkin’ about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can’t have you?
D* D* D* D* D*
|I can’t write | one |song
|G |F#m |Em
D* (D*) (E*) F#* D*
that’s not | about |you
|F#m |G
D* D* D* D*
Can’t drink | with |out
|F#m |Em
D* (D*) (E*) F#* D*
thinking | about |you
|F#m |G
D* B D* D* – D* (D* E*) F#*
Is it| too | late – to tell | you that
|F#m |Em |F#m
(A* B*) (F#* A*) (E* F#*)
|Everything means | nothing
|G |F#m
(D*) (E*) A~ A~ D*~~
if I |can’t have you?
|Em
Chorus (Part 2)
I can’t write one song that’s not about you
Can’t drink without thinkin’ about you
Is it too late to tell you that
Everything means nothing if I can’t have you?
Repeat Chorus Part 1 notations and chords.
D* D* D* D* D* D* (D*) (E*) F#* D*
|I can’t write | one |song that’s not | about |you
|G |F#m |Em |F#m |G
D* D* D* D* D* (D*) (E*) F#* D*
Can’t drink | with |out thinking | about |you
|F#m |Em |F#m |G
D* B D* D* – D* (D* E*) F#*
Is it| too | late – to tell | you that
|F#m |Em |F#m
(A* B*) (F#* A*) (E* F#*) (D*) (E*) A~ A~ D*~~
|Everything means | nothing if I |can’t have you?
|G |F#m |Em
Verse 2
I’m so sorry that my timing’s off
But I can’t move on if we’re still gonna talk
Is it wrong for me to not want half?
I want all of you, all the strings attached
If I Can't Have You Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the If I Can't Have You Chords:
Notes of the D Major Scale:
D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
Chords of the D Major Scale:
D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm and C#dm
(i.e., D major, E minor, F# minor, G major, A major, B minor and C# diminished)
Chords used for the song If I Can’t Have You are:
F#m, G, Em, and Bm
To give you a sense of the song’s harmonic backbone, we’ve listed the chords for “If I Can’t Have You” song in order of frequency. This can help identify key chord progressions and potential substitution options.
F#m Chord (69)
F#m (F-sharp minor) chord notes: F#, A, C#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
G Chord (41)
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)
Em Chord (38)
Em (E minor) chord notes: E, G, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Bm Chord (10)
Bm (B minor) chord notes: B, D, F#
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
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