Set Fire to the Rain – Piano Notes – Adele

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Piano Notes for Set Fire to the Rain – Adele – CDE FGAB

Key Information for the Song Set Fire to the Rain by Adele

Scale: D Minor Scale (one black key)
Key Signature: One flat (Bb)
D Minor Scale Notes: D, E, F, G, A, Bb­, C
Relative major for D MInor key is F Major Key.
F Major Scale Notes: F, G, A, Bb­, C, D, E
Tempo: 100 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

This post provides the letter notes for the melody of Set Fire to the Rain by Adele. The song is in D Minor key with a tempo of 100 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience.

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

Part 1A (Verse 1)

I let it fall, my heart
And as it fell, you rose to claim it
It was dark, and I was over
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me

C C C  F~~~ G F~~
I let it   fall,    my heart

F     F   F  E~~
And as it  fell,

E      E    E  E~~   F~~
you rose to claim it

(C C)    F~~  (C C C)        G F C D~~
It was  dark,  and I was    over

F  F   F    E        E    E~~
Until you kissed my lips

C     C    C~      D~~
and you saved me

Part 1B (Verse 1)

My hands, they were strong
But my knees were far too weak
To stand in your arms
Without falling to your feet

C    F~~     G      F     F~~
My hands, they were strong

F~    E   E~~     C     C    D     (D C) *Bb  D~~~
But my   knees were far too    weak

C    F~~    G  G     F~~
To  stand  in  your arms

F F         E~~ E  E    F    F~~~
Without  falling   to your feet

Part 2 (Pre-Chorus)

But there’s a side to you
That I never knew, never knew
All the things you’d say
They were never true, never true
And the games you’d play
You would always win, always win

D     D        D  D~~  E   D~
But there’s a  side   to  you

D      E   F E     D       F E     D
That  I   never  knew, never  knew

D   D    D~~     E       D~
All  the  things you’d  say

D      E        F E    D      F E     D
They were  never true,  never  true

D    D    D~~     E       D~
And the games you’d play

D      E       F E      D    F E      E~~
You would always win, always win

Part 3 (Chorus)

But I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Well, it burned while I cried
‘Cause I heard it screaming out your name
Your name

F     F~  G~   A~ G~ F~~
But  I     set   fire

(A G) A~~
to the rain

C*            F  G~~  F F~    C* C*    G~   A~~
Watched it   pour  as I    touched your face

A       D   F~       D      D F~
Well, it   burned while  I  cried

D         D F~      D~  F~ D         D   F     D~~
‘Cause I  heard it    screaming out your name

F (D C D) F~ G~~~
Your name

Part 4 (Verse 2)

When I lay with you
I could stay there, close my eyes
Feel you here forever
You and me together, nothing is better

C       (C) F~~~  G     F~~
When I    lay      with you

F  F         E~~  E~~   C~    C~   E~~
I   could   stay there, close my  eyes

Feel you here forever
You and me together, nothing is better

Part 5 (Pre-Chorus)

‘Cause there’s a side to you
That I never knew, never knew
All the things you’d say
They were never true, never true
And the games you’d play
You would always win, always win

D          D        D  D~~  E   D~
‘Cause there’s a  side  to you

D      E   F E     D       F E     D
That  I   never  knew, never  knew

D   D    D~~     E       D~
All  the  things you’d  say

D      E        F E    D      F E     D
They were  never true,  never  true

D    D    D~~     E       D~
And the games you’d play

D      E       F E      D    F E      E~~
You would always win, always win

Part 6A (Chorus)

But I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Well, it burned while I cried
‘Cause I heard it screaming out your name
Your name

F     F~  G~   A~ G~ F~~  (A G) A~~
But  I     set   fire              to the rain

C*            F  G~~  F F~    C* C*    G~   A~~
Watched it   pour  as I    touched your face

A       D   F~       D      D F~
Well, it   burned while  I  cried

D         D F~      D~  F~ D         D   F     D~~
‘Cause I  heard it    screaming out your name

F (D C D) F~ G~~~
Your name

Part 6B (Chorus)

I set fire to the rain
And I threw us into the flames
When we fell, somethin’ died
‘Cause I knew that that was the last time
The last time

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