Stressed Out – Piano Notes – Twenty One Pilots



Piano Notes for Stressed Out – CDE FGAB


Key Information for the Song Stressed Out

Scale: C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
Key Signature: Blank ( No flats, No sharps)
Tempo: 85 BPM / 170 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

This post provides the letter notes for the melody of Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots. The song is in C major with a tempo of 85 BPM Or 170 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.


Tips to Play the Piano Notes for Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots

Fast Notes – Brackets

Some letter notes for the song Stressed Out are given in brackets like (notes); they are meant to be played quickly or fast, similar to 16th, 32nd, or sometimes 8th notes in sheet music. As the verse 1is at fast tempo, so 8th notes are also given in brackets.

Play these notes continuously and connectedly, following the “Stressed Out” song’s rhythm and lyrics.

The next regular note is written immediately after the closing bracket.

Sustained Notes – Wavy Lines

The wavy line symbol ~ (tilde) following a note indicates sustained notes.

  • One tilde signifies a quarter-note duration on the piano sheet.
  • Two tildes denote a half-note duration.
  • Three tildes signify a whole note duration.

Therefore, press and hold the note for the appropriate duration based on the number of tildes while playing the piano notes for the Stressed Out song.


Part 1 (Verse 1)

F G       (G G)  (F G) (F)        G          (G F G A)      E
I wish    I found some better sounds  no one’s ever heard
Or
(*A) C   (C C) (C C) (C C)        C        (C C) (*B)      *A

(E G)   (E G) (E G) (E)        G      (G E G A)              E
I wish   I had a better voice that  sang some better words

(E G)   (G G) (E G) (E)             G (G E G E)      G
I wish   I found some chords in an order that is new


Part 2 (Verse 1)

(E G E) G (G E) G (G E G E) G
I wish I didn’t have to rhyme every time I sang

Next two lines continuously

(G E G E G E)            G      (G E F A F)
I was told when I get older, all my fears would shrink

(E F E G E) G~~          (E G E G E A G)
But now I’m insecure, and I care what people think


Part 3 (Pre-Chorus)

My name’s Blurryface and I care what you think
My name’s Blurryface and I care what you think


A     A          A~~  (C*) A
My name’s Blurryface

A~   A~~    A    G      F~   E~~~
and  I       care what you think

A     A          A~~  (C*) A
My name’s Blurryface

A~   A~~    A    G      F~   E~~~
and  I       care what you think


Part 4 (Chorus)

Wish we could turn back time
To the good old days
When our mama sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed out (oh)


(E* D*)  E*   E*~  C*~  C*~~
Wish we could turn back time

(E* D*)  E*     B   B~~ A~~
To the  good old days

(E* D*)  E*  C*      C*~~  C* A* G*
When   our mama sang us to sleep

C*   B    A*       G* D*     E*~~
But now we’re stressed out


Part 5 (Chorus)

Wish we could turn back time (oh)
To the good old days (oh)
When our mama sang us to sleep
But now we’re stressed out
We’re stressed out


(E* D*)  E*   E*~  C*~  C*~~
Wish we could turn back time

(E* D*)  E*     B   B~~ A~~
To the  good old days

(E* D*)  E*  C*      C*~~  C* A* G*
When   our mama sang us to sleep

C*   B    A*       G* D*     E*~~
But now we’re stressed out

(D**  E**)  B* A*~~
We’re stressed out


Part 6 (Verse 2)

Sometimes a certain smell will take me back to when I was young
How come I’m never able to identify where it’s coming from?
I’d make a candle out of it if I ever found it
Try to sell it, never sell out of it, I’d probably only sell one
It’d be to my brother, ’cause we have the same nose
Same clothes, homegrown, a stone’s throw from a creek we used to roam
But it would remind us of when nothing really mattered
Out of student loans and tree house homes, we all would take the latter

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