Chained to the Rhythm – Piano Notes and Chords

Piano Notes and Chords for Chained to the Rhythm – Katy Perry

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Verse 1

E    G     A~~~  E~~~
Are we | cra   | zy? |
             |Am   |G     |Am

(C*) B A G
| Living our lives
|G

Chained to the Rhythm by Katy Perry Piano Notes and Chords Key

E~~~       (D)  D~~~
| through | a   lens |
|Dm        |Am        |Dm

C* (B) A G
| Trapped in our white
|Am

E~~~ (D)  D~~~
| picket     | fence
|F             |Fmaj7

(E E) (G) E (G) E~
in a bubble, bubble

Chorus

A G E~ E~ (E) G (G) G~
We’re | all chained to the rhythm
|C

(E) G (G) G~
| To the rhythm
|Em

(E)  G  (G)  (C*)  (B)  (A)  (G)  A~
To the rhythm ~~ |  ~~
                            |Am

This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Chained to the Rhythm by Katy Perry.

Key Information for the Song Chained to the Rhythm by Katy Perry

Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: A minor / C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

The relative major of A minor is C major (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B

Tempo: 94 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

Chained to the Rhythm Piano Tutorial

Asterisk (star symbol): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Bracekt: Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines (Tilde): Sustained Notes
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Chord Change

Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.

Chained to the Rhythm Piano Chords

Notes of the A Minor Scale:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A

Chords of the A Minor Scale:
Am, Bdm, C, Dm, Em, F, and G
(i.e., A minor, B diminished, C major, D minor, E minor, F major, and G major)

Chords used for the song Chained to the Rhythm are:
Am, G, F, Dm, Fmaj7, C, and Em

Chord Details for Chained to the Rhythm

Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Chained to the Rhythm Chords:

To help you focus on the most frequently used chords in this song, we’ve listed and sorted them by how often they appear, making it easier to practice and understand the overall structure. The numbers in brackets indicate how many times that chord appeared in the song.

Am Chord (40)

Am (A minor) chord notes: A, C, E
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)

G Chord (26)

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)

Dm Chord (20)

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)

F Chord (20)

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)

Fmaj7 Chord (16)

Fmaj7 (F major seventh) chord notes: F, A, C, E
Structure: Tetrad (a four-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 7
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), 5 (perfect fifth), and 7 (major seventh)

C Chord (12)

C (C major) chord notes: C, E, G
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)

Em Chord (10)

Em (E minor) chord notes: E, G, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)

Chord Summary – Chord List, Notes and Frequency

Here is the list of chords, their notes, and frequency for the song Chained to the Rhythm:

40 – Am (A minor) chord: A, C, and E
26 – G (G major) chord: G, B, and D
20 – Dm (D minor) chord: D, F, and A
20 – F (F major) chord: F, A, and C
16 – Fmaj7 (F major seventh) chord: F, A, C, and E
12 – C (C major) chord: C, E, and G
10 – Em (E minor) chord: E, G, and B

Chained to the Rhythm Piano Notes and Chords

Verse 1 (Part 1)

Are we crazy?
Living our lives through a lens
Trapped in our white picket fence
Like ornaments
So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble

E    G     A~~~  E~~~
Are we | cra   | zy? |
             |Am   |G     |Am

(C*) B A G
| Living our lives
|G

E~~~       (D)  D~~~
| through | a   lens |
|Dm        |Am        |Dm

C* (B) A G
| Trapped in our white
|Am

E~~~ (D)  D~~~
| picket     | fence
|F             |Fmaj7

(E E) (G) E (G) E~
in a bubble, bubble

(E E) (G) E (G) E
see the trouble, trouble

Verse 1 (Part 2)

Aren’t you lonely
Up there in utopia
Where nothing will ever be enough?
Happily numb
So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble

E    G     A~~~  E~~~
Aren’t you | lone| ly?  |
                  |Am  |G     |Am

C* (B) A      G E~~~  (D) D~~~
|Up there in  u|  top    | ia
|G                      |Dm  |Am

E E (C*) B A G
|Where no| thing will ever
|Dm |Am

E~~~ (D)  D~~~
| be   | enough
|F      |Fmaj7

(E E) (G) E (G) E~
in a bubble, bubble

(E E) (G) E (G) E
see the trouble, trouble |
|F

Pre-Chorus

So put your rose-colored glasses on
And party on

G~ E~~ (C)
| So | put your
|G |C

(D) (D) (D) C D (E) E
rosecolore| d glasses on
|Am

C D (*B) *B~~~
And | party on
|Em

Chorus (Part 1)

Turn it up, it’s your favorite song
Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
Turn it up, keep it on repeat
Stumbling around like a wasted zombie
Yeah, we think we’re free
Drink, this one’s on me
We’re all chained to the rhythm
To the rhythm, to the rhythm

(A) (A) A
| Turn it up,
|Am

(E) (E) E A A~
it’s | your favorite song
|G

A A A
| Dance, dance, dance
|Am

(E)  (E)   E  A  A~
to | the   distortion
    |G

(A) (A) A
| Turn it up,
|Dm

(F)     (F)  F  A  A~
keep | it  on repeat
           |Am

(A A A) (A) A (F) (F)
| Stumbling around like | a
|Dm |Am

F A A~ A~ A~
wasted zom| bie, yeah
|F

F C F A A~~
| We think we’re free
|Fmaj7

   A~        (F)  C  F  A
|  Drink, | this one’s on me
|F         |Fmaj7

A G E~ E~ (E) G (G) G~
We’re | all chained to the rhythm
|C

(E) G (G) G~
| To the rhythm
|Em

(E)  G  (G)  (C*)  (B)  (A)  (G)  A~
To the rhythm ~~ |  ~~
                            |Am

Chorus (Part 2)

Same as Chorus Part 1 notations.

    (A)  (A)  A   (E)   (E)    E  A      A~
|   Turn it   up, it’s | your favorite song
|Am                     |G

   A           A        A          (E)  (E)   E  A  A~
| Dance, dance, dance  to | the   distortion
|Am                                    |G

    (A)  (A)  A   (F)     (F)  F  A  A~
|   Turn it   up, keep | it  on repeat
|Dm                          |Am

(A A A) (A) A (F) (F)
| Stumbling around like | a
|Dm |Am

F A A~ A~ A~
wasted zom| bie, yeah
|F

F C F A A~~
| We think we’re free
|Fmaj7

   A~        (F)  C  F  A
|  Drink, | this one’s on me
|F         |Fmaj7

A G E~ E~ (E) G (G) G~
We’re | all chained to the rhythm
|C

(E) G (G) G~
| To the rhythm
|Em

(E)  G  (G)  (C*)  (B)  (A)  (G)  A~
To the rhythm ~~ |  ~~
                            |Am

Verse 2

Are we tone deaf?
Keep sweeping it under the mat
Thought we could do better than that
I hope we can
So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble
So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble

E    G     A~~~  E~~~
Are we | tone|  deaf? |
             |Am   |G         |Am

E (C*)  B   A G  E~~ (D)  D~~~
Keep|  sweeping it un | der | the mat|
      |G                            |Dm  |Am      |Dm

E   C*  (B) A  G  E~~ (D)  D~~~
Thought |      we could do bet| ter | than that
              |Am                             |F   |Fmaj7

(E E) (G) E (G) E~
in a bubble, bubble

(E E) (G) E (G) E
see the trouble, trouble