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

Piano Notes and Chords for Closer by The Chainsmokers

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

Key Information for the Song Closer by The Chainsmokers

Key Signature: Four flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)
Scale: Ab Major Scale (four black keys)
Ab Major Scale Notes: Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G

The relative minor of Ab major is F minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
F minor Scale Notes: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb

The enharmonic equivalent of Ab major is G# major i.e., the same notes but written (notated) differently.
G# major Scale Notes: Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab

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

The piano in Closer is used sparingly. It appears in the intro with a short, descending melody and light chords that create a sense of anticipation. Repetitive, single-note bass line lays the foundation on piano.

Later, subtle piano chords fill out the background texture of the song. Simple yet effective piano chords with a slow tempo underscore the breathy vocals in the verses.

Closer 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.

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

Closer Piano Chords

Notes of the Ab (A Flat) Major Scale: G#, A#, B# (C), C#, D#, E# (F), F## (G), G#

Chords of the Ab (A Flat) Major Scale:
Ab, Bbm, Cm, Db, Eb, Fm and Gdm
(i.e., Ab major, Bb minor, C minor, Db major, Eb major, F minor and G diminished)

Chords used for the song Closer are:
C#, D#, Fm

Notes for the Closer Chords are:
C# (C# major): C#, E#, G#
D# (D# major): D#, G, A#
Fm (F minor): F, Ab, C

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

Ab | Bb Bb
broke | down car
| 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#

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 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*~~~

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