Piano Notes for Radioactive – Imagine Dragons – CDE FGAB
Key Information for the Song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
Scale: A Major Scale (three black keys)
Key Signature: Three sharps (F#, C#, G#)
A Major Scale Notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#
Tempo: 68 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
This post provides the letter notes for the melody of Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. The song is in C major with a tempo of 68 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience as well as for beginners.
Radioactive 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.
Part 1 (Intro Music)
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) F#*~ E*
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) D* (A) B
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) F#*~ E*
(B A B) D*
(A B E*) (B A B) D* (A) B~
Part 2 (Verse 1)
I’m waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I’m breathing in the chemicals
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m waking up
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
to ash and dust
(C#*) C#* (C#*) D*
I wipe my brow
C#* (D*) C#* (B) B~
and I sweat my rust
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m breathing in
(A A A) A~~~ (A) B~~~
the che_mi_cals ~
Part 3 (Refrain)
I’m breaking in, shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Woah
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m breaking in,
B F#*~ F#* E*~~
shaping up
(C#*) C#* (C#*) D*
Then checking out
C#* (D*) C#* (B) B~
on the prison bus
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ (A A A) A~~~
This is it, the apocalypse
A (C#*) B~
Woah
Part 4 (Chorus)
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
B B B B B* B* B* A* A* F#*~
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
A* A* A* G#* G#* G#* E* E*~
Enough to make my system blow
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B
Welcome to the new age,
(F#* E*) F#* B
to the new age
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B
Welcome to the new age,
(B B) B D*~
to the new age
Part 5 (Post-Chorus)
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
(F#* E* D*) E* B
Woah- oh oh
(F#* E* D*) E* A
woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#*
I’m radio_ active,
(G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
radio_ active
(F#* E* D*) E* B | (F#* E* D*) E* A
Woah- oh oh | woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#* | (G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
I’m radio_ active, | radio_ active
Part 6 (Verse 2)
I raise my flags, dye my clothes
It’s a revolution, I suppose
We’re painted red to fit right in
Woah
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ B F#* F#* E*~~
I raise my flags, dye my clothes
(C#* C#*) (C#* C#*) D* C#*
It’s a revo_ lution,
C#* B B~
I suppose
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ (A A A) A~~~
We’re painted red to fit right in
E (C#*) B~~
Woah
Part 7 (Refrain)
I’m breaking in, shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Woah
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ | B F#*~ F#* E*~~
I’m breaking in, | shaping up
(C#*) C#* (C#*) D* | C#* (D*) C#* (B) B~
Then checking out | on the prison bus
B F#*~ F#* E*~~ (A A A) A~~~
This is it, the apocalypse
A (C#*) B~
Woah
Part 8 (Chorus)
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
B B B B B* B* B* A* A* F#*~
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
A* A* A* G#* G#* G#* E* E*~
Enough to make my system blow
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B | (F#* E*) F#* B
Welcome to the new age,| to the new age
(F#* E*) (F#* E*) F#* B | (B B) B D*~
Welcome to the new age, | to the new age
Part 9 (Post-Chorus)
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
Woah-oh, woah
I’m radioactive, radioactive
(F#* E* D*) E* B | (F#* E* D*) E* A
Woah- oh oh | woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#* | (G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
I’m radio_ active, | radio_ active
(F#* E* D*) E* B | (F#* E* D*) E* A
Woah- oh oh | woah oh oh
(A*) (A* A*) A* G#* | (G#* G#* G#*) G#* F#*~
I’m radio_ active, | radio_ active
Part 10 (Bridge)
All systems go, the sun hasn’t died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside
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