Closer – The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – Piano Notes and Chords


Piano Notes and Chords for Closer by The Chainsmokers


This post will provide the melody notes (right hand letter notes), chords (left hand notes) for the song Closer by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey.

Key Information for the Song Closer by The Chainsmokers

Scale: Eb Major Scale (three black keys)
Key Signature: Three flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
Eb Major Scale Notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D
Tempo: 94 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced


Tips to Play the Piano Notes for Closer

Fast Notes – Brackets

Some letter notes for the song Closer 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 Closer 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 Closer song.


Tips to Play the Chords for Closer

  • Letter notes are written above the words, showing you which note to sing for each syllable.
  • Chords are written below the lyrics to tell you which chords to play on your instrument along with the song.
  • vertical bar (like this: |) is placed within the lyrics to show you exactly where to change chords.

Closer Piano Notes and Chords

Intro Music

Chords for Intro Music

C# D# Fm
D# C# D#
Fm D#


Verse 1

Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you
I drink too much and that’s an issue, but I’m okay
Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them
But I hope I never see them again


| Eb*~~ | (Ab Ab) (Eb* Eb*)  | Eb*
| Hey,    | I was    doing just  | fine
| C#       | D#                         | Fm

 Eb* (C*)  C* Bb   Bb
before       I   met  you

| Ab~ Eb* Eb*   | Eb*    (C*)  C*     (Bb)  Bb Ab
| I      drink  too  | much and that’s an    issue,
| D#                   | C#

| (Ab Ab)   C* Bb~| ~~
| but I’m    okay    |
| D#                      | Fm


       | Eb*~~  | Eb*   Eb* Eb*  | Eb*
       | Hey,     | you   tell  your | friends
D#  | C#        | D#                   | Fm

(C* C*)   C*    (Bb) Bb  Ab~  |
it was    nice  to meet  them |
                                              | D#

(Ab) C* | C*    Bb  Bb Ab
But   I   | hope I     never
            | C#

Ab   | F         F C*~ |  ~~
see |  them again   |
       | D#                 | Fm D#


Pre-Chorus

I know it breaks your heart
Moved to the city in a broke-down car
And four years, no calls
Now you’re lookin’ pretty in a hotel bar
And I-I-I can’t stop
No, I-I-I can’t stop


|    (Ab Ab Ab) Ab   |  Bb   Bb~
|    I know it breaks | your heart
| C#                         | D#

| Ab        (Ab Ab)  (Ab Ab) (Ab Ab)
| Moved  to the     city         in a
| Fm

Ab      | Bb Bb
broke | down car
          | D#

| Ab~~ Ab  Ab     | Bb Bb~
| And four years, | no calls
| C#                     | D#


| Ab     (Ab Ab) (Ab Ab) (Ab Ab)
| Now you’re lookin’ pretty in a
| Fm

Ab  | Bb Bb
ho_ | tel bar
       | D#

Ab    | Eb*~ (C*) Bb~ | (Ab) Eb~~
And   | I-        I-           | I
         | C#                   | D#

C*~    Bb~| ~
can’t stop |
                | Fm D#

Eb*  | Eb*~ (C*) Bb~ (Ab) Eb~~
No   |  I-       I-             I
        | C#

| C*~ Bb~~|
| can’t stop |
| D#            | Fm


Chorus (Part 1)

So, baby, pull me closer
In the backseat of your Rover
That I know you can’t afford
Bite that tattoo on your shoulder


|      Ab  | Bb C*  Ab  Bb  Bb  | C*
|      So, | baby,  pull me  clo |  ser
| D#       | C#                          | D#

Ab Bb |  Bb C*     Ab  Bb    Bb | Ab
In the  | backseat of   your Ro | ver
           | Fm                              | D#


Ab   Bb | Bb      Ab   Ab   Bb Bb~ | ~
That I    | know you can’t afford   |
             | C#                                | D#

Ab   Bb   | Bb C* Ab Bb     Bb   | Ab
Bite that  | tattoo on your shou | lder
               | Fm                           | D#


Chorus (Part 2)

Pull the sheets right off the corner
Of the mattress that you stole
From your roommate back in Boulder
We ain’t ever gettin’ older


Ab   Bb | Bb         C*   Ab Bb Bb  | C*
Pull the | sheets right off the cor  | ner
             | C#                                 | D#

Ab Bb | Bb C*     Ab   Bb Bb~~|
Of the | mattress that you stole|
           | Fm                               | D#

Ab      Bb   | Bb Ab         Ab   Bb Bb     | Ab
From your  | roommate back in  Boul  | der
                  | C#                                    | D#

Ab    C*   | C* Ab   Ab Bb Bb |  Ab
We ain’t  | ever    gettin’   old | er
               | Fm                         | D#


Instrumental Break and Drop

Music + We ain’t ever gettin’ older
Music + We ain’t ever gettin’ older


Ab* Bb*   Bb* Ab*    Ab* Bb*   Bb* Ab*
Ab* C**   C** Ab*   Ab* Bb*     Bb* Ab*

Ab* Bb*   Bb* Ab*    Ab* Bb*   Bb* Ab*
Ab* C**    C** Ab*    Ab* Bb*  Bb* C**
Ab* Bb*  Bb* C**

Ab* Bb*   Bb* Ab*    Ab* C**    C** Ab*
Ab* Bb*    Bb* Ab*    Ab* Bb*   Bb* Ab*
Ab* Bb* Bb*~
Ab* C** C** Ab* Ab* Bb* Bb* Ab*~~ Eb*~~~

OR

Chords: C# D# Fm D#  C#
Chords: | D#           |Fm                  | D#
              | We ain’t  |ever getting ol | der

Chords: C# D# Fm D#  C#
Chords: | D#           |Fm                  | D#
              | We ain’t  |ever getting ol | der


Verse 2

You look as good as the day I met you
I forget just why I left you, I was insane

Stay and play that blink-182 song
That we beat to death in Tucson, okay


Pre-Chorus

|    (Ab Ab Ab) Ab   |  Bb   Bb~
|    I know it breaks | your heart
| C#                         | D#

| Ab        (Ab Ab)  (Ab Ab) (Ab Ab)
| Moved  to the     city         in a
| Fm

Ab      | Bb Bb
broke | down car
          | D#

| Ab~~ Ab  Ab     | Bb Bb~
| And four years, | no calls
| C#                     | D#


| Ab     (Ab Ab) (Ab Ab) (Ab Ab)
| Now you’re lookin’ pretty in a
| Fm

Ab  | Bb Bb
ho_ | tel bar
       | D#

Ab    | Eb*~ (C*) Bb~ | (Ab) Eb~~
And   | I-        I-           | I
         | C#                   | D#

C*~    Bb~| ~
can’t stop |
                | Fm D#

Eb*  | Eb*~ (C*) Bb~ (Ab) Eb~~
No   |  I-       I-             I
        | C#

| C*~ Bb~~|
| can’t stop |
| D#            | Fm




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