Piano Notes and Chords for In My Blood – Shawn Mendes
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song In My Blood by Shawn Mendes.
Key Information
Key Signature: One flat (Bb)
Scale: F Major Scale (one black key)
D minor Scale Notes: D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C
The relative minor of F major is D minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
F Major Scale Notes: F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
Tempo: 70 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
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.
Piano Chords
List of chords, their notes, and frequency, i.e., how many times that chord appeared in the song :
30 – Bb (B-flat major) chord: Bb, D, and F
15 – F (F major) chord: F, A, and C
15 – Dm (D minor) chord: D, F, and A
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
In My Blood Piano Notes and Chords
Intro
Help me, it’s like the walls are cavin’ in
Sometimes, I feel like givin’ up
But I just can’t
It isn’t in my blood
C* A~~
| Help me,
| F
A C* C* D* (C*) C* A A~~
it’s like the walls | are caving in
|Bb
F A C* D* E* D* C* A
Some| times I feel like giving up
|Dm
F A C* D*~~
But | I just can’t
|Bb
(F F F F) A A~
It isn’t in my blood
Verse 1
Layin’ on the bathroom floor, feelin’ nothin’
I’m overwhelmed and insecure, give me somethin’
I could take to ease my mind slowly
Just have a drink and you’ll feel better
Just take her home and you’ll feel better
Keep tellin’ me that it gets better
Does it ever?
(D C) (D C) (D C) C
| Laying on the bathroom floor,
| F
(D C D) C~~
feeling nothing
(D D) (C D) (C D C) C
| I’m overwhelmed and insecure,
| Bb
(D C D) F~~
give me something
(D C D C D C) C C *A~~~
| I could take to ease my mind slowly
| Dm
(F F G Bb A G F G) F~~~
| Just have a drink and you’ll feel | better
| Bb |F
(F F G Bb A G F G) F~~~
Just take her home and you’ll feel | better
|Bb
(F F G Bb A G F G) F~~~
Keep telling me that it gets | better
|Dm
(G F G) F~~~
Does it | ever?
|Bb
Pre-Chorus
Help me
It’s like the walls are cavin’ in
Sometimes, I feel like givin’ up
No medicine is strong enough
Someone help me
I’m crawlin’ in my skin
Sometimes, I feel like givin’ up
But I just can’t
C* A~~
| Help me,
| F
(A C* C*) D*~ (C*) C* A A~~~
it’s like the walls | are caving in
|Bb
F A C* D* E* D* C* A
Some| times I feel like giving up
|Dm
F A C* D* E* D* C* (A)
No | medicine is strong enough
|Bb
(G F) C* A~~~
Someone | help me
|F
(F) D*~ (C*) C* A A~~~
I’m cra| wling in my skin
|Bb
F A C* D* E* D* C* A
Some| times I feel like giving up
|Dm
F A C* D*~~
But | I just can’t
|Bb
Chorus
It isn’t in my blood
It isn’t in my blood
(F* F* F* F*) A* A*~~~
It isn’t in my blood|
|F
(F* F* F* F*) A* A*~ (G*) F*~~~
| It isn’t in my blood| |
| Bb |Dm | Bb
Verse 2
I’m lookin’ through my phone again, feelin’ anxious
Afraid to be alone again, I hate this
I’m tryin’ to find a way to chill, can’t breathe, oh
Is there somebody who could help me?
(D D C D C D C) C
| Looking through my phone again,
| F
(D C D) C~
feeling anxious
(D D C D C D C C)
| Afraid to be alone again,
| Bb
(C) D F~~
I hate this
(D D C D C D C) C
| I’m trying to find a way to chill,
| Dm
F G~~ A~~
can’t breathe,| oh
|Bb
(F F G Bb A G F) C* A~~~
Is there somebody who could help me?
Pre-Chorus
It’s like the walls are cavin’ in
Sometimes, I feel like givin’ up
No medicine is strong enough
Someone help me
I’m crawlin’ in my skin
Sometimes, I feel like givin’ up
But I just can’t
(A C* C*) D*~ (C*) C* A A~~~
it’s like the walls | are caving in
|Bb
F A C* D* E* D* C* A
Some| times I feel like giving up
|Dm
F A C* D* E* D* C* (A)
No | medicine is strong enough
|Bb
(G F) C* A~~~
Someone | help me
|F
(F) D*~ (C*) C* A A~~~
I’m cra| wling in my skin
|Bb
F A C* D* E* D* C* A
Some| times I feel like giving up
|Dm
F A C* D*~~
But | I just can’t
|Bb
Chorus
It isn’t in my blood
It isn’t in my blood
(F* F* F* F*) A* A*~~~
It isn’t in my blood|
|F
(F* F* F* F*) A* A*~ (G*) F*~~~
| It isn’t in my blood| |
| Bb |Dm | Bb
Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the 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 In My Blood are:
Bb, F, and Dm
To give you a sense of the song’s harmonic backbone, we’ve listed the chords for “In My Blood” song in order of frequency. This can help identify key chord progressions and potential substitution options.
Bb Chord (30)
Bb (B-flat major) chord notes: Bb, 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)
F Chord (15)
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)
Dm Chord (15)
Dm (D 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)
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