Piano Notes and Chords for There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back – Shawn Mendes
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back by Shawn Mendes.
Key Information
Key Signature: Two sharps (F#, C#)
Scale: D Major Scale (two black keys)
B minor Scale Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A
The relative minor of D major is B minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
D Major Scale Notes: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#
Tempo: 121 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back 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.
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back:
G (G major) chord: G, B, and D
Bm (B minor) chord: B, D, and F#
A (A major) chord: A, C#, and E
D (D major) chord: D, F#, and A
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back Piano Notes and Chords
Intro Music
F# E~ F# E~
|G
G F#~ G F#~
|Bm
F# E~ F# E~ F# E~ F# E~~
|A
Verse 1
I wanna follow where she goes
I think about her and she knows it
I wanna let her take control
‘Cause everytime that she gets close, yeah
F# E F# E D
| I wanna follow
| G
*B *A E~~~
where | she goes
|Bm
F# E F# E D
| I think about her
|A
*B *A E~ D~~~
and | she knows it
|A
F# E F# E D
| I wanna let her
|G
*B *A E~~~
take | control
|Bm
F# E F# E D
| ‘Cause every time that
|A
*B *A E~ D~~
she | gets close, yeah
|A
Pre-Chorus
She pulls me in enough
to keep me guessin’ (Mmmm)
And maybe I should stop
and start confessin’, confessing, yeah
A C#*~~ B C#*~~
She | pulls me in
|G
B C#*~~ B C#*~ B
|enough to keep me
|Bm
C#*~~ D*~~ C#*~~ B A~~
| guessing, | mmmmm
|A |A
A C#*~~ B C#*~~ B C#*~~
And | maybe I |should stop
|G |Bm
B C#*~ B C#*~~ D*~~
and start con| fessing
|A
D* E*~~ F#*~ G* F#* E* D*~~
Con| fessing, yeah
|A
Chorus (Part 1)
Oh, I’ve been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby, there’s nothin’ holdin’ me back
F#* B B D* B
| Oh, I’ve been shaking
| G
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B
I | love it when you go crazy
|Bm
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B~
You | take all my inhibitions
|A
F#* F#* F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~~
| Baby, there’s nothing holdin’ me back|
| A |G
Chorus (Part 2)
You take me places
that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby, there’s nothin’ holdin’ me back
F#* B B D* B
You take me places
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B
that | tear up my reputation
|Bm
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B~
Ma| nipulate my decisions
|A
F#* F#* F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~
| Baby, there’s nothing holdin’ me back
| A
Chorus (Part 3)
There’s nothin’ holdin’ me back
There’s nothin’ holdin’ me back
Music:
F# E~ F# E~
|G
G F#~ G F#~
|Bm
F# E~ F# E~ F# E~ F# E~~
|A
F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~
There’s nothing holdin’ me back
Music:
F# E~ F# E~
|G
G F#~ G F#~
|Bm
F# E~ F# E~ F# E~ F# E~~
|A
F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~~
There’s nothing holdin’ me back
Verse 2
She says that she’s never afraid
Just picture everybody naked
She really doesn’t like to wait
Not really into hesitation
F# E F# E D *B *A E~~~
| She says that she’s never | afraid |
| G |Bm |A
F# E F# E D *B *A E~ D~~~
Just picture everybo| dy naked
|A
F# E F# E D *B *A E~~
| She really doesn’t like | to wait |
| G |Bm |A
F# E F# E D *B *A E~ D~~
Not really into he| sitation
|A
Pre-Chorus
A C#*~~ B C#*~~
She | pulls me in
|G
B C#*~~ B C#*~ B
|enough to keep me
|Bm
C#*~~ D*~~ C#*~~ B A~~
| guessing, | mmmmm
|A |A
A C#*~~ B C#*~~ B C#*~~
And | maybe I |should stop
|G |Bm
B C#*~ B C#*~~ D*~~
and start con| fessing
|A
D* E*~~ F#*~ G* F#* E* D*~~
Con| fessing, yeah
|A
Chorus
F#* B B D* B
| Oh, I’ve been shaking
| G
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B
I | love it when you go crazy
|Bm
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B~
You | take all my inhibitions
|A
F#* F#* F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~~
| Baby, there’s nothing holdin’ me back|
| A |G
F#* B B D* B
You take me places
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B
that | tear up my reputation
|Bm
B F#* F#* F#* B B D* B~
Ma| nipulate my decisions
|A
F#* F#* F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~
| Baby, there’s nothing holdin’ me back
| A
Music:
F# E~ F# E~
|G
G F#~ G F#~
|Bm
F# E~ F# E~ F# E~ F# E~~
|A
F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~
There’s nothing holdin’ me back
Music:
F# E~ F# E~
|G
G F#~ G F#~
|Bm
F# E~ F# E~ F# E~ F# E~~
|A
F#* B B D* E* F#* F#*~~
There’s nothing holdin’ me back
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back Chords:
CHORD DETAILS
Notes of the B Minor Scale:
B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B
Chords of the B Minor Scale:
Bm, C#dm, D, Em, F#m, G, and A
(i.e., B minor, C# diminished, D major, E minor, F# minor, G major, and A major)
Chords used for the song There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back are:
G, Bm, A, and D
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)
Bm Chord
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)
A Chord
A (A major) chord notes: A, C#, E
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
D Chord
D (D major) chord notes: D, F#, A
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
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