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Piano Notes for Whatever It Takes – Imagine Dragons – CDE FGAB


Key Information for the Song Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons

Scale: Db Major Scale (five black keys)
Key Signature: Five flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
Db Major Scale Notes: Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C
Tempo: 135 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

This post will provide the letter notes for the melody of Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons. The song is in C major with a tempo of 70 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience.


Tips to Play the Piano Notes for Whatever It Takes

Fast Notes – Brackets

Some letter notes for the song Whatever It Takes are given in brackets like (notes); they are meant to be played quickly or fast, similar to 16th, 32nd, or sometimes 8th notes in sheet music.

Play these notes continuously and connectedly, following the Whatever It Takes song’s rhythm and lyrics.

The next regular note is written immediately after the closing bracket.

Sustained Notes – Wavy Lines

The wavy line symbol ~ (tilde) following a note indicates sustained notes.

  • One tilde signifies a quarter-note duration on the piano sheet.
  • Two tildes denote a half-note duration.
  • Three tildes signify a whole note duration.

Therefore, press and hold the note for the appropriate duration based on the number of tildes while playing the piano notes for the Whatever It Takes song.


Part 1A (Verse 1)

Falling too fast to prepare for this
Tripping in the world could be dangerous
Everybody circling is vulturous
Negative, nepotist


(Ab Ab Ab)         (Ab Ab Ab)      Bb~
Falling too fast  to prepare for  this

(Ab Ab)             (Ab Ab Ab)        (Ab) Bb~
Tripping in the  world could be  dangerous


(Ab Ab)        (Ab Ab)     (Ab Ab) Bb~
Everybody  circling is   vulturous

Ab (Ab) Bb~   Ab (Ab) Bb~
Negative,        nepotist


Part 1B (Verse 1)

Everybody waiting for the fall of man
Everybody praying for the end of times
Everybody hoping they could be the one
I was born to run, I was born for this


(Ab Ab Ab)                (Ab Ab Ab)     Bb~
Everybody waiting   for the fall of   man

(Ab Ab Ab)               (Ab Ab Ab)       Bb~
Everybody praying  for the end of  times


(Ab Ab Ab)               (Ab Ab Ab)           Bb~
Everybody hoping  they could be the  one

Ab      Ab      (Ab) Bb~
I was  born   to run,

Ab       Ab      (Ab) Bb~
I was  born   for this


Part 2A (Pre-Chorus)

Whip, whip
Run me like a racehorse
Pull me like a ripcord
Break me down and build me up


Db*~   Db*~
Whip,  whip

(Bb  Bb  Bb  Bb)   Db*~ Db*~
Run me  like  a    racehorse

(Bb  Bb  Bb  Bb)  Db*~ Db*~
Pull me like a       ripcord

Bb      Bb   Bb    Bb    Ab    Ab  Ab
Break me down and  build me  up


Part 2B (Pre-Chorus)

I wanna be the slip, slip
Word upon your lip, lip
Letter that you rip, rip
Break me down and build me up


Ab Ab Bb  Bb  Bb   Db*~ Db*~
I wanna    be   the  slip,   slip

Bb      Bb Bb  Bb     Db*~ Db*~
Word upon    your  lip,     lip

Bb Bb  Bb   Bb    Db*~ Db*~
Letter  that  you  rip,     rip

Bb       Bb  Bb     Bb   Ab   Ab   Ab
Break me down and build me  up


Part 3A (Chorus)

Whatever it takes
‘Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do whatever it takes
‘Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains


(Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
Whatever        it takes

(Db* Db*)  Db*
‘Cause I     love

(Db*) C*~ (C* C* C*)    C*~  Bb Db*~
the ad_renaline in          my   veins


Bb Bb   (Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
I do        whatever          it  takes

(Db* Db*)  Db*   (Db* Db*)  C*~
‘Cause I     love  how   it      feels

(C* C*)  C*~    Bb  Db*~~
when I   break  the chains


Part 3B (Chorus)

Whatever it takes
Yeah, take me to the top I’m ready for
whatever it takes
‘Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do what it takes


(Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
Whatever        it takes

Gb*~~ Ab*~~~
Yeah~~,

Db*   Eb* Eb* Eb* Eb* Eb*~
take  me  to    the top

F*~ Eb* Db*
I’m ready for


(Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
Whatever        it takes

(Db* Db*)  Db*
‘Cause I     love

(Db*) C*~ (C* C* C*)    C*~  Bb Db*~
the ad_renaline in          my   veins

(Bb Ab)  (Ab  Ab Bb)
I    do      what it  takes


Part 4 (Verse 2)

Always had a fear of being typical
Looking at my body feeling miserable
Always hanging on to the visual
I wanna be invisible

Looking at my years like a martyrdom
Everybody needs to be a part of ’em
Never be enough, I’m the prodigal son
I was born to run, I was born for this


(Ab Ab Ab)      (Ab Ab Ab)    Bb~
Always had a fear of being typical

(Ab Ab Ab)          (Ab Ab)    (Ab)  Bb~
Looking at my body feeling miserable

(Ab Ab Ab)       (Ab Ab)   (Ab)  Bb~
Always hanging on to the visual

Ab Ab (Ab) Bb~   Ab Ab (Ab) Bb~
I wanna be           invisible


(Ab Ab Ab)          (Ab Ab)    (Ab)  Bb~
Looking at my years like a  martyrdom

(Ab Ab Ab)          (Ab Ab Ab)  Bb~
Everybody needs to be a part of ’em

(Ab Ab Ab)          (Ab Ab Ab)  Bb~
Never be enough, I’m the prodigal son

Ab      Ab      (Ab) Bb~
I was  born   to run,

Ab       Ab      (Ab) Bb~
I was  born   for this


Part 5 (Pre-Chorus)

Whip, whip
Run me like a racehorse
Pull me like a ripcord
Break me down and build me up
I wanna be the slip, slip
Word upon your lip, lip
Letter that you rip, rip
Break me down and build me up


Db*~   Db*~
Whip,  whip

(Bb  Bb  Bb  Bb)   Db*~ Db*~
Run me  like  a    racehorse

(Bb  Bb  Bb  Bb)  Db*~ Db*~
Pull me like a       ripcord

Bb      Bb   Bb    Bb    Ab    Ab  Ab
Break me down and  build me  up


Ab Ab Bb  Bb  Bb   Db*~ Db*~
I wanna    be   the  slip,   slip

Bb      Bb Bb  Bb     Db*~ Db*~
Word upon    your  lip,     lip

Bb Bb  Bb   Bb    Db*~ Db*~
Letter  that  you  rip,     rip

Bb       Bb  Bb     Bb   Ab   Ab   Ab
Break me down and build me  up

Part 6 (Chorus)

Whatever it takes
‘Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do whatever it takes
‘Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains
Whatever it takes
Yeah, take me to the top I’m ready for
whatever it takes
‘Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do what it takes


(Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
Whatever        it takes

(Db* Db*)  Db*   (Db*) C*~ (C* C* C*)    C*~  Bb Db*~
‘Cause I     love  the ad_renaline in          my   veins


Bb Bb   (Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
I do        whatever          it  takes

(Db* Db*)  Db*   (Db* Db*)  C*~
‘Cause I     love  how   it      feels

(C* C*)  C*~    Bb  Db*~~
when I   break  the chains


(Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
Whatever        it takes

Gb*~~ Ab*~~~
Yeah~~,

Db*   Eb* Eb* Eb* Eb* Eb*~  F*~ Eb* Db*
take  me  to    the top             I’m ready for


(Bb Db* Db*)   (Db*) Db*~~
Whatever        it takes

(Db* Db*)  Db*   (Db*) C*~ (C* C* C*)    C*~  Bb Db*~
‘Cause I     love  the ad_renaline in          my   veins

(Bb Ab)  (Ab  Ab Bb)
I    do      what it  takes


Part 7 (Bridge)

Hypocritical, egotistical
Don’t wanna be the parenthetical, hypothetical
Working hard on something that I’m proud of, out of the box
An epoxy to the world and the vision we’ve lost
I’m an apostrophe

I’m just a symbol to remind you that there’s more to see
I’m just a product of the system, a catastrophe
And yet a masterpiece, and yet I’m half-diseased
And when I am deceased

At least I’ll go down to the grave and die happily
And leave the body and the soul to be a part of thee
I do what it takes


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