Mercy (Easy Piano Notes Chords) Shawn Mendes

Piano Notes and Chords for Mercy – Shawn Mendes

This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Mercy 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: 72 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Mercy 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

Mercy Piano Chords

List of chords and their notes for the song Mercy:

G (G major) chord: G, B, and D
Bm (B minor) chord: B, D, and F#
A (A major) chord: A, C#, and E
Em (E minor) chord: E, G, and B
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.

Mercy Piano Notes and Chords

Intro Music

(A B) D* B~~
|Em

(A B) F# E
|G

(D E) F#
|Bm

*B (D) E~~
|A

Repeat:

(A B) D* B~~ (A B) F# E
| Em |G

(D E) F# *B (D) E~~
|Bm |A

Verse 1

You’ve got a hold on me
Don’t even know your power
I stand a hundred feet
But I fall when I’m around ya
Show me an open door
And you go and slam it on me
I can’t take anymore

     F# E~~   *B (D E) E~
|   You’ve got | a hold on me
| Em               |G

    E E (D) E F# D~ *B~
|   Don’t even | know your power
| Bm                |A

     F# E~ (*B D) (E) E~~
|   I stand|  a hundred feet
| Em       |G

   (E) E E (D) E F#~ D~ *B~
|   But I fall when | I’m around ya
| Bm                |A

    B A~ (F# A) (A) F#~~
|   Show me|  an open door
| Em       |G

     (F#) B A (F#) B A F# E~~
|   And you go and | slam it on me
| Bm               |A

    F# E~~ (*B) (D) (E) E~~
|   I can’t|  take anymore
| Em       |G

Chorus

I’m saying
Baby, please have mercy on me
Take it easy on my heart
Even though you don’t mean to hurt me
You keep tearing me apart

B B (A) B D*
| I’m saying | Baby,
| Bm | A

F#* F#* E* (D*) D*~ B~~
please have | mercy on me
|Em

F#* F#* E* (D*) D* E* E*~
| Take it | easy on my heart
| G |Bm

(A) (B) (D*) (E*) F#*
| Even though you don’t
| A

E* (D*) D* B~~
| mean to hurt me
|Em

F#* F#* E* (D*) D* E* E*~~
| You keep | tearing me apart
| G |Bm

Post-Chorus

Would you please have mercy,
mercy, on my heart?
Would you please have mercy,
mercy, on my heart?

(A) (B) F#* F#*~~
| Would you please ha| ve
| A |Em

E E*~~ D* D*~~
mercy,| mercy,|
|G |Bm

F#* F#* E*~
on my hea| rt?
|A

(A) (B) F#* F#*~~ E E*~~
Would you please ha| ve mercy,|
|Em |G

D* D*~~ F#* F#* E*~
mercy,| on my hea| rt?
|Bm |A

Verse 2

I’d drive through the night
Just to be near you, baby
Heart open, testify
Tell me that I’m not crazy
I’m not asking for a lot
Just that you’re honest with me
And my pride is all I got

F# E~~ (D) (E) E~
| I’d drive| through the night
| Em |G

E E (D) E F# D *B
| Just to be | near you, baby
| Bm |A

F# E~~ (*B) D (E) E~~
| Heart o| pen, testify
| Em |G

E E (D) E F# D~ *B~
| Tell me that | I’m not crazy
| Bm |A

(B) B A~~ (F#) (A) (A) F#~~
| I’m not a| sking for a lot
| Em |G

B B (A) B A F# E~
| Just that you’re | honest with me
| Bm |A

F# E~~ D  (E) E~~
|   And my pride,|  is all I got
| Em             |G

Chorus

B B (A) B D*
| I’m saying | Baby,
| Bm | A

F#* F#* E* (D*) D*~ B~~
please have | mercy on me
|Em

F#* F#* E* (D*) D* E* E*~
| Take it | easy on my heart
| G |Bm

(A) (B) (D*) (E*) F#*
| Even though you don’t
| A

E* (D*) D* B~~
| mean to hurt me
|Em

F#* F#* E* (D*) D* E* E*~~
| You keep | tearing me apart
| G |Bm

(A) (B) F#* F#*~~
| Would you please ha| ve
| A |Em

E E*~~ D* D*~~
mercy,| mercy,|
|G |Bm

F#* F#* E*~
on my hea| rt?
|A

(A) (B) F#* F#*~~ E E*~~
Would you please ha| ve mercy,|
|Em |G

D* D*~~ F#* F#* E*~
mercy,| on my hea| rt?
|Bm |A

Mercy Piano Chord Details

Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Mercy Chords:

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 Mercy are:
G, Bm, A, Em, 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 ( 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 ( 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 ( note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)

Em Chord

Em (E minor) chord notes: E, G, B
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 ( note), b3 (minor 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 ( note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)