Stay With Me – Piano Notes and Chords – Sam Smith

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Piano Notes and Chords for Stay With Me – Sam Smith

This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Stay With Me by Sam Smith.

Key Information for the Song Stay With Me by Sam Smith

Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B

The relative minor of C major is A minor (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Tempo: 85 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Stay With Me 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

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

Stay With Me Piano Chords

Notes of the C Major Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

Chords of the C Major Scale:
C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am and Bdm
(i.e., C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor and B diminished)

Chords used for the song Stay With Me are:
Am7, F, C, Gsus4

Notes for the Stay With Me Chords are:
Am7 (A minor seventh): A, C, E, G
F (F major): F, A, C
C (C major): C, E, G
Gsus4 (G suspended fourth): G, C, D

Stay With Me Piano Notes and Chords

Intro Music

For intro music, play the notes in bracket simulateneously)

| (*G~~  C~~)  | (*F~~  *A~~)  | (*E~~  *G~~) 
| Am7               | F                     | C 

| (*A~~  C~~ )  | (*F~~  *A~~)  | (*G~~  C~~)
| Am7               | F                     | C

Verse 1

Guess it’s true, I’m not good at a one-night stand
But I still need love ’cause I’m just a man
These nights never seem to go to plan
I don’t want you to leave, will you hold my hand?

(C* D*)  E*  (C* D*)  E*  (C* D*)  E*  C*  C*~~  
|    Guess it’s true, I’m not | good at a one| night stand
| Am7                                  | F                    | C

(C* D*)  E*  C*  E*  (C* D*)  E*  (G*)  E*~~  
|    But I still need | love ’cause I’m just|  a man
| Am7                    | F                             | C

A*  G*  (E* D* D* C*)  C*  F  (F)  E~~  
|    These nights never | seem to go | to plan
| Am7                            | F                  | C

(C* D*)  E*  (C* D*)  E*  (C* D*)  E*  C*  C*~~  
|    I don’t want you to | leave, will you hold | my hand?
| Am7                          | Gsus4                     | C 

Chorus

Oh, won’t you stay with me?
‘Cause you’re all I need
This ain’t love, it’s clear to see
But darling, stay with me

C*  E*  G*~~  A*~~  G*~  E*~~  
Oh, won’t you|    stay|  with | me?
                     | Am7    | F     | C

C*  D*~~  E*~~  C*~~  C*~~  
‘Cause you’re|        all|  I  | need
                       | Am7   | F  | C

E*  G*~~  A*~~  B*  A*~~  G*  E*~~  (D*)  C*~~  
This ain’t|    love it’s | clear to | see
               | Am7         | F          | C

C*  C*  D*~~  E*~~  C*~  C*~~  
But darling,|    stay|  with | me
                   | Am7  | F     | C
 

Verse 2

Why am I so emotional?
No, it’s not a good look, gain some self-control
And deep down, I know this never works
But you can lay with me so it doesn’t hurt

(C* D*)  E*  (C* D*)  E*  (C*)  C*~~  
|    Why am | I so emo| tional?
| Am7          | F             | C

(C* D* E* D*)  C*  E*  (C* D*)  E*  (G*)  E*~~  
|    No it’s not a good | look, gain some self|  control| 
| Am7                         | F                                | C        | Am7

(C*)  C**  (B* A*)  G*  (G* F*)  E*  F*  (E* F*)  E*  (D*)  C*~~  
And deep down I | know this ne| ver works
                            | F                   | C

(C* C* D*)  E*  C*  E*  (C* D*)  E*  (C*)  C*~~  
|    But you can lay with | me   so it does| n’t hurt
| Am7                             | Gsus4               | C

Chorus

Oh, won’t you stay with me?
‘Cause you’re all I need
This ain’t love, it’s clear to see
But darling, stay with me

C*  E*  G*~~  A*~~  G*~  E*~~  
Oh, won’t you|    stay|  with | me?
                     | Am7    | F     | C

C*  D*~~  E*~~  C*~~  C*~~  
‘Cause you’re|        all|  I  | need
                       | Am7   | F  | C

E*  G*~~  A*~~  B*  A*~~  G*  E*~~  (D*)  C*~~  
This ain’t|    love it’s | clear to | see
               | Am7         | F          | C

C*  C*  D*~~  E*~~  C*~  C*~~  
But darling,|    stay|  with | me
                   | Am7  | F     | C

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