Piano Notes for Stitches – Shawn Mendes – CDE FGAB
Key Information for the Song Stitches by Shawn Mendes
Scale: Ab Major Scale (four black keys)
Key Signature: Four flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)
Ab Major Scale Notes: Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G
Tempo: 150 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
This post provides the letter notes for the melody of Stitches by Shawn Mendes. The song is in A flat major with a tempo of 150 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience as well as for beginners.
Stitches 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.
Part 1 (Verse 1)
I thought that I’d been hurt before
But no one’s ever left me quite this sore
Your words cut deeper than a knife
Now, I need someone to breathe me back to life
Bb Ab F
I thought that
Bb Ab F (Eb) F~~
I’d been hurt before
(Eb) F~ (Eb) F~ (Eb) F~
But no one’s e_ver left
Eb Db Eb Db~~
me quite this sore
Bb Ab F
Your words cut
Bb Ab F (Eb) F~~
deeper than a knife
(Db Eb) F~ (Eb) Eb~
Now, I need someone
(Db) F~ (Eb) Db~ (Eb) Db~
to breathe me back to life
Part 2 (Pre-Chorus)
Got a feeling that I’m goin’ under
But I know that I’ll make it out alive
If I quit calling you my lover
Move on
(Ab Bb Bb Bb) (Bb Bb) C* C* C* Bb~
Got a feeling that I’m goin’ under
(Ab Bb) Bb (Bb Bb)
But I know that I’ll
C* C* C* (Db*) Db*~
make it out alive
(Ab Bb) Bb (Bb Bb) C* C* C* Bb~
If I quit calling you my lover
(Db*) C* (Db* C*) Bb~
Move on~~
Part 3 A (Chorus)
You watch me bleed until I can’t breathe, shaking
Falling onto my knees
And now that I’m without your kisses
I’ll be needin’ stitches
F* Eb* Db*
You watch me
(F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~ Eb* Db*
bleed until I can’t breathe, shaking
(F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~~
Falling onto my knees
(F*) Eb* Db*
And now that
(Bb) C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~
I’m without your kisses
Bb C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~
I’ll be needin’ stitches
Part 3 B (Chorus)
Trippin’ over myself, aching
Begging you to come help
And now that I’m without your kisses
I’ll be needin’ stitches
(F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~ Eb* Db*
Trippin’ over myself, aching
(F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~~
Begging you to come help
F* Eb* Db* (Bb) C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~~
And now that I’m without your kisses
(Bb) C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~
I’ll be needin’ stitches
Part 4 (Verse 2)
Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn’t sense the pain
Your bitter heart, cold to the touch
Now, I’m gonna reap what I sow
I’m left seein’ red on my own
Bb Ab F Bb Ab F (Eb) F~~
Just like a moth drawn to a flame
(Db Eb) F~ (Eb) F~ (Eb) F~ Eb Db Eb Db~~
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn’t sense the pain
Bb (Ab) F Bb Ab F (Eb) F~
Your bitter heart, cold to the touch
(Db Db) (Db Eb) F F F F~
Now, I’m gonna reap what I sow
(Db Db) (Db Eb) F F F Eb~
I’m left seein’ red on my own
Part 5 (Pre-Chorus)
Got a feeling that I’m goin’ under
But I know that I’ll make it out alive
If I quit calling you my lover
Move on
(Ab Bb Bb Bb) (Bb Bb) C* C* C* Bb~
Got a feeling that I’m goin’ under
(Ab Bb) Bb (Bb Bb) C* C* C* (Db*) Db*~
But I know that I’ll make it out alive
(Ab Bb) Bb (Bb Bb) C* C* C* Bb~
If I quit calling you my lover
(Db*) C* (Db* C*) Bb~
Move on~~
Part 6 (Chorus)
You watch me bleed until I can’t breathe, shaking
Falling onto my knees
And now that I’m without your kisses
I’ll be needin’ stitches
Trippin’ over myself, aching
Begging you to come help
And now that I’m without your kisses
I’ll be needin’ stitches
F* Eb* Db* (F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~ Eb* Db*
You watch me bleed until I can’t breathe, shaking
(F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~~
Falling onto my knees
(F*) Eb* Db* (Bb) C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~
And now that I’m without your kisses
Bb C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~
I’ll be needin’ stitches
(F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~ Eb* Db*
Trippin’ over myself, aching
(F* Ab*) (F* Eb*) F* Eb*~~
Begging you to come help
F* Eb* Db* (Bb) C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~~
And now that I’m without your kisses
(Bb) C* Db* Ab* F*~ Eb*~
I’ll be needin’ stitches