Piano Notes and Chords for Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
This post first provides the right-hand notes (melody notes), followed by melody notes and chords (left-hand notes) for the song Shape of You by Ed Sheeran.
Key Information for Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
Key Signature: Four sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#)
Scale: C# minor / E Major Scale (four black keys)
C# minor Scale Notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B
Tempo: 96 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Shape of You 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.
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Shape of You Piano Notes (Right Hand Notes) Melody
A Pop song with strong influences of dancehall and tropical house. The melody is catchy and memorable, often relying on simple intervals with distinct rhythmic feel. Chord progression is also simple and repetitive that is easy to pick up.
Intro Music
C#*~ E* (C#*) C#*~ E* (C#*)
C#*~ E* (C#*) Eb*~ C#* B
C#*~ E* (C#*) C#*~ E* (C#*)
C#*~ E* (C#*) Eb*~ C#*
Verse 1 (Part 1)
A club isn’t the best place to find a lover
So the bar is where I go (Mm)
Me and my friends at the table doin’ shots
Drinkin’ fast and then we talk slow (Mm)
(*B) (C#) E (E E) (E) E E
The club isn’t the best place
(E E) (E E) E (E) E E (G#)
to find a lover So the bar is
E G# G#~ (G#) E F#
where I go mmm….
(B) (G#) (G#) G# G# (G# F# F#)
Me and my friends at the table
(F# F#) F# (F# E) F#
doin’ shots drinking fast
(F# F#) (F#) E C#~~
and then we talk slow
(G#) E F#
mmm….
Verse 1 (Part 2)
And you come over and start up a conversation with just me
And trust me, I’ll give it a chance now (Mm)
Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox
And then we start to dance and now I’m singin’ like
(C#) (C# G#) (G#) (G# G#)
Come over and start up
(G#) (G# G#) (F# G#) (G#) (G#) G#
a conversation with just me
G# (G#) B (G#) (G#)
And trust me I’ll
(F# F#) (E) G#~~ (F#)
give it a chance now
(E) (E) (E) E~ B
Take my hand, stop,
(G#) (G#) (G#) (F#) (F#) (F#) F# F#
put Van the Man on the jukebox
(E) F# F# F# (E) C#
And then we start to dance,
(*G#) (*G#) (*B) (C#) C#
and now I’m singing like
Pre-Chorus (Part 1)
Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Well, come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don’t mind me
C# C# C# *B C# G# F#~
Girl, you know I want your love
(F#) F# (G#) F# E
Your love was handmade
C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
for some_body like me
(B) (G#) G# (F# E) E C#~
come on now, follow my lead
(F#) F# (G#) F# E F# E C#
I may be crazy, don’t mind me
Pre-Chorus (Part 2)
Say, “Boy, let’s not talk too much”
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Well, come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead, mm
C# C#~ C# *B C# G# F#~
Say, boy, let’s not talk too much
(F#) F# (G#) F# E
Grab on my waist and
C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
put that body on me
(B) (G#) G# (F#) (E) E C#
come on now, follow my lead
C# (B) (G#) G# (F# E) E C#~
Come, come on now, follow my lead
*G# *B C#~~
m mm mmm
Chorus (Part 1)
I’m in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is fallin’ too
I’m in love with your body
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) E F# F#~~
I’m in love with the shape of you
(E) (F#) G# G# (F# E) E F# C#~~
We push and pull like a magnet do
(E) (F#) G# C# E F# F#~~
Although my heart is falling too
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ C#~~
I’m in love with your body
Chorus (Part 2)
And last night, you were in my room
And now my bed sheets smell like you
Every day, discoverin’ somethin’ brand new
Well, I’m in love with your body
E G# B (G#) F# E F#~~
And last night you were_in my room
(E) (F#) G# F# E F# C#
And now my bed sheets smell like you
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G# C# E F# F#~~
Every day discovering something brand new
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
Post-Chorus (Part 1)
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
C# C# E E
Oh, I, oh, I,
F# F# G# G#~~
oh, I, oh, I
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
Post-Chorus (Part 2)
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
Every day, discoverin’ somethin’ brand new
I’m in love with the shape of you
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G#
Every day discovering
C# E F# F#~~
something brand new
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) E F# (E)
I’m in love with the shape of you
Verse 2
One week in, we let the story begin
We’re goin’ out on our first date (Mm)
You and me are thrifty, so go all-you-can-eat
Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate (Mm)
We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour
And how your family is doin’ okay (Mm)
And leave and get in a taxi, and kiss in the back seat
Tell the driver make the radio play and I’m singin’ like
E E (E) E (E) (E) (E) (E) E
One week in we let the story begin
(E) (E) (E) E E (G#) G# G#~~
We’re going out on our first date
(G#) (G#) B G# (G#) G#
You and me are thrifty,
(G#) (F#) (F#) (F#) (F#) F#
so go all you can eat
(F#) (E) F# (F#) (F#) (F#) E E~
Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate
(G# G# G#) (C#* B) (C#* C#*)
We talk for hours and hours
B (B) (G#) (B) (G#) (G#) (F#) (F#)
about the sweet and the sour
(F#) (F#) (E) (F# F# F#)
And how your family
(F#) (F#) (F#) (E) G#~
is doing okay
(E) (E) (E) (E) (E) (E) (G# G#~
And leave and get in a taxi,
(E) (E) (E) G# (G#)
and kiss in the backseat
(G#) (G#) (F# F#) (F#) (F#) (F#) (F#) (E) E
Tell the driver make the radio play,
(*G#) (*G#) (*B) (C#) C#
and I’m singing like
Pre-Chorus
Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Well, come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don’t mind me
Say, “Boy, let’s not talk too much”
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Well, come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead, mm
C# C# C# *B C# G# F#~
Girl, you know I want your love
(F#) F# (G#) F# E C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
Your love was handmade for some_body like me
(B) (G#) G# (F# E) E C#~
come on now, follow my lead
(F#) F# (G#) F# E F# E C#
I may be crazy, don’t mind me
C# C#~ C# *B C# G# F#~
Say, boy, let’s not talk too much
(F#) F# (G#) F# E C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
(B) (G#) G# (F#) (E) E C#
come on now, follow my lead
C# (B) (G#) G# (F# E) E C#~
Come, come on now, follow my lead
*G# *B C#~~
m mm mmm
Chorus
I’m in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is fallin’ too
I’m in love with your body
And last night, you were in my room
And now my bed sheets smell like you
Every day, discoverin’ somethin’ brand new
Well, I’m in love with your body
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) E F# F#~~
I’m in love with the shape of you
(E) (F#) G# (F# E) E F# C#~~
We push and pull like a magnet do
(E) (F#) G# C# E F# F#~~
Although my heart is falling too
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ C#~~
I’m in love with your body
E G# B (G#) F# E F#~~
And last night you were_in my room
(E) (F#) G# F# E F# C#
And now my bed sheets smell like you
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G# C# E F# F#~~
Every day discovering something brand new
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
Post-Chorus
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
Well, I’m in love with your body
Every day, discoverin’ somethin’ brand new
I’m in love with the shape of you
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I, oh, I
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in love with your body
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G#
Every day discovering
C# E F# F#~~
something brand new
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) E F# (E)
I’m in love with the shape of you
Bridge
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Ed Sheeran Songs Piano Notes
- Perfect - Ed Sheeran (Easy)
- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
- Lego House - Ed Sheeran
- Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran and Elton John
- Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
- Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
- Photograph - Ed Sheeran
- Shivers - Ed Sheeran
Shape of You Piano Chords
Notes of the C# (C Sharp) Minor Scale:
C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#
The relative minor of E major is C# minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
E Major Scale Notes: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#
Chords of the C# (C Sharp) Minor Scale:
C#m, D#dm, E, F#m, G#m, A, and B
(i.e., C# minor, D# diminished, E major, F# minor, G# minor, A major, and B major)
Chords used for the song Shape of You are:
C#m, F#m, A, and B
Notes for the Shape of You Chords are:
C#m (C-sharp minor): C#, E, G#
F#m (F-sharp minor): F#, A, C#
A (A major): A, C#, E
B (B major): B, D#, F#
While C# minor is not an extremely difficult key, it does contain four sharps, which might pose a challenge for absolute beginners.
The tempo is upbeat and steady, around 96 BPM, which suits the dance-pop genre.
The chord progression typically revolves around C#m, F#m, A, and B, providing a solid harmonic foundation. These chords create a smooth and groovy backdrop for the rhythmic melody.
Shape of You Piano Notes and Chords
Intro Music
|C#*~ E* (C#*) |C#*~ E* (C#*)
|C#m |F#m
|C#*~ E* (C#*) |Eb*~ C#* B
|A |B
|C#*~ E* (C#*) |C#*~ E* (C#*)
|C#m |F#m
|C#*~ E* (C#*) |Eb*~ C#*
|A |B
Verse 1 (Part 1)
(*B) |(C#) E (E E)
The |club isn’t
|C#m
(E) E E
the best place
|(E E) (E E) E
|to find a lover
|F#m
(E) E |E (G#)
So the |bar is
|A
E G# G#|~ (G#) E F#
where I go| mmm….
|B
(B) (G#) (G#) G#
|Me and my friends
|C#m
G# (G# F# F#)
at the |table
|F#m
(F# F#) F#
doin’ shots
(F# E) F#
Drinking |fast
|A
(F# F#) (F#) E C#~~
and then we talk slow|
|B
(G#) E F#
mmm….
Verse 1 (Part 2)
(C#) (C# G#) (G#) (G# G#)
Come |over and start up
|C#m
(G#) (G# G#) (F# G#)
a conver|sation
|F#m
(G#) (G#) G#
with just me
G# (G#) B (G#) (G#)
And |trust me I’ll
|A
(F# F#) (E) G#~~ (F#)
give it a chance| now
|B
(E) (E) (E) E~ B
Take my |hand, stop,
|C#m
(G#) (G#) (G#) (F#)
put Van the |Man
|F#m
(F#) (F#) F# F#
on the jukebox
(E) F# F# F# (E) C#
And |then we start to dance,
|A
(*G#) (*G#) (*B) (C#) C#
|and now I’m singing like
|B
The melody becomes more repetitive and hooks with notes like C#, E, F#, and G#, emphasizing the song’s catchy nature. The chorus melody reinforces the main theme, making it memorable and easy to follow.
Pre-Chorus (Part 1)
C# C# C#
|Girl, you know
|C#m
*B C# G# F#~
I |want your love
|F#m
(F#) F# (G#) F# E
|Your love was handmade
|A
C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
|for some_body like |me
|B |C#m
(B) (G#) G#
come on now,
(F# E) E C#~
fol|low my lead
|F#m
(F#) F# (G#) F# E
|I may be crazy,
|A
F# E C#
|don’t mind me
|B
Pre-Chorus (Part 2)
C# C#~ C# *B
Say, |boy, let’s not
|C#m
C# G# F#~
|talk too much
|F#m
(F#) F# (G#) F# E
|Grab on my waist and
|A
C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
|put that body on |me
|B |C#m
(B) (G#) G#
come on now,
(F#) (E) E C#
|follow my lead
|F#m
C# (B) (G#) G#
Come, |come on now,
|A
(F# E) E C#~
follow my |lead
|B
*G# *B C#~~
m mm |mmm
|C#m
Chorus (Part 1)
(E) (F#) G# (F#)
I’m in |love with
|F#m
(E) E F# F#~~
the shape of |you
|A
(E) (F#) G# G#
We push and |pull
|B
(F# E) E F# C#~~
like a magnet |do
|C#m
(E) (F#) G#
Although my |heart
|F#m
C# E F# F#~~
is falling |too
|A
(E) (F#) G#
I’m in |love
|B
(F#) (E) F#~ C#~~
with your bo|dy
|C#m
Chorus (Part 2)
E G# B
And last |night
|F#m
(G#) F# E F#~~
you were_in my |room
|A
(E) (F#) G# F#
And now my |bed sheets
|B
E F# C#
smell like |you
|C#m
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G#
Every day discove|ring
|F#m
C# E F# F#~~
something brand |new
|A
(E) (F#) G#
I’m in |love
|B
(F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
with your body
Post-Chorus (Part 1)
C# C# E E
|Oh, I, oh, I,
|C#m
F# F# G# G#~~
|oh, I, oh, I
|F#m
(E) (F#) G#
| I’m in |love
|A |B
(F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
with your body
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
|Oh I oh I |oh I oh I
|C#m |F#m
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
| I’m in |love with your body
|A |B
Post-Chorus (Part 2)
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
|Oh I oh I |oh I oh I
|C#m |F#m
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
| I’m in |love with your body
|A |B
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G#
| Every day discove|ring
|C#m |F#m
C# E F# F#~~
something brand |new
|A
(E) (F#) G# (F#)
I’m in |love with
|B
(E) E F# (E)
the shape of |you
|C#m
Verse 2
E E (E) E (E)
One week in we
(E) (E) (E) E
|let the story begin
|F#m
(E) (E) (E) E
We’re going |out
|A
E (G#) G# G#~~
on our first date|
|B
(G#) (G#) B G# (G#) G#
You and |me are thrifty,
|C#m
(G#) (F#) (F#) (F#) (F#) F#
so go |all you can eat
|F#m
(F#) (E) F# (F#)
Fill up your |bag
|A
(F#) (F#) E E~
and I fill up a plate|
|B
(G# G# G#) (C#* B) (C#* C#*)
We talk for |hours and hours
|C#m
B (B) (G#) (B) (G#) (G#) (F#) (F#)
about the |sweet and the sour
|F#m
(F#) (F#) (E) (F# F# F#)
And how your |family
|A
(F#) (F#) (F#) (E) G#~
is doing okay|
|B
(E) (E) (E) (E) (E) (E) (G# G#~
And leave and |get in a taxi,
|C#m
(E) (E) (E) G# (G#)
and |kiss in the backseat
|F#m
(G#) (G#) (F# F#)
Tell the |driver
|A
(F#) (F#) (F#) (F#) (E) E
make the radio play,
(*G#) (*G#) (*B) (C#) C#
|and I’m singing like
|B
Pre-Chorus
C# C# C# *B C# G# F#~
|Girl, you know I |want your love
|C#m |F#m
(F#) F# (G#) F# E C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
|Your love was handmade |for some_body like |me
|A |B |C#m
(B) (G#) G# (F# E) E C#~
come on now, fol|low my lead
|F#m
(F#) F# (G#) F# E F# E C#
|I may be crazy, |don’t mind me
|A |B
C# C#~ C# *B C# G# F#~
Say, |boy, let’s not |talk too much
|C#m |F#m
(F#) F# (G#) F# E C# E (G# F#) F# C#~
|Grab on my waist and |put that body on |me
|A |B |C#m
(B) (G#) G# (F#) (E) E C#
come on now, |follow my lead
|F#m
C# (B) (G#) G# (F# E) E C#~
Come, |come on now, follow my |lead
|A |B
*G# *B C#~~
m mm |mmm
|C#m
Chorus
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) E F# F#~~
I’m in |love with the shape of |you
|F#m |A
(E) (F#) G# (F# E) E F# C#~~
We push and |pull like a magnet |do
|B |C#m
(E) (F#) G# C# E F# F#~~
Although my |heart is falling |too
|F#m |A
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ C#~~
I’m in |love with your bo|dy
|B |C#m
E G# B (G#) F# E F#~~
And last |night you were_in my |room
|F#m |A
(E) (F#) G# F# E F# C#
And now my |bed sheets smell like |you
|B |C#m
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G# C# E F# F#~~
Every day discove|ring something brand |new
|F#m |A
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
I’m in |love with your body
|B
Post-Chorus
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
|Oh, I, oh, I, |oh, I, oh, I
|C#m |F#m
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
| I’m in |love with your body
|A |B
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
|Oh I oh I |oh I oh I
|C#m |F#m
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
| I’m in |love with your body
|A |B
C# C# E E F# F# G# G#~~
|Oh I oh I |oh I oh I
|C#m |F#m
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) F#~ (C#)
| I’m in |love with your body
|A |B
(C# C# C#) (C# E F#) G#
| Every day discove|ring
|C#m |F#m
C# E F# F#~~
something brand |new
|A
(E) (F#) G# (F#) (E) E F# (E)
I’m in |love with the shape of |you
|B |C#m
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- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
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