Piano Notes and Chords for Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes.
Key Information for the Song Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes
Scale: Db Major Scale (five black keys)
Key Signature: Five flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
Db Major Scale Notes: Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C
The relative minor of Db Major is B-flat (Bb) minor or A-sharp (A#) minor, i.e. same notes arranged in different order.
Bb Minor Scale Notes: Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, and Ab
A# Minor Scale Notes: A#, B#, C#, D#, E#, F#, and G#
Tempo: 82 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Treat You Better 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.
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Treat You Better Piano Notes and Chords
Intro Music
| Db~ Db~ Db | C~ C~ C
| A#m | G#
| *Bb~ *Bb~ *Bb | *Bb~ *Bb~ C
| F# | G#
| Db~ Db~ Db | C~ C~ C
| A#m | G#
| *Bb~ *Bb~ *Bb | *Bb~~
| F# | G#
Verse 1 (Part 1)
I won’t lie to you
I know he’s just not right for you
F*~~ Db* Eb*~~ Db* Db*~~
| I won’t | lie to you |
| A#m | G# | F#
Db* Eb* (F*) F*~~ Db* Eb*~~ (Db*) Db*~~
I know | he’s | just not | right for you |
| G# | A#m | G# | F#
Verse 1 (Part 2)
And you can tell me if I’m off, but I see it on your face
When you say that he’s the one that you want
(Db* Db* F*) (F* F* F*) Ab *
And | you can | tell me if I’m off
| G# | A#m
(Db* Db*) (Eb* Eb* Eb*) F* Eb*
But I | see it on your face
| G#
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) (Db* Db* Db*)
When you | say that he’s the one
| F#
(Eb* F*) F*~ | ~
that you want |
| F#
Verse 1 (Part 3)
And you’re spending all your time in this wrong situation
And anytime you want it to stop
(Db* Db* F*) (F* F* F*) Ab *
| And you’re | spending all your time
| G# | A#m
Db* Db* Eb* Eb* F* Eb* Db*
In this | wrong situation
| G#
Db* (Db* Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) (Eb* F*) F*~~
And | anytime you want it to stop
| F#
Chorus (Part 1)
I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) Db*~~ F*~~ C*~~ Db*~~
I know | I can | treat you | better
| G# | A#m | G#
Db* Eb* Db*~~
| Than he can
| F#
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) Db*~~
| And any girl like | you
| C# | A#m
F*~~ C*~~ Db*~~ Db* Eb* Db*~~
de | serves a | gentleman
| G# | F#
Chorus (Part 2)
Tell me, why are we wasting time
On all your wasted cryin’
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) (Eb*) F* Eb*~
| Tell me why are we | wasting time
| C# | A#m
(Db* Db* Db*) (Eb*) F* Eb*~
On all your | wasted cryin’
| G#
Chorus (Part 3)
When you should be with me instead?
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can
(Db* Db* Db*) (Db*) Db* Db* F* F*~~
When you should | be with me instea | d
| F# | C#
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) Db*~~ F*~~ C*~~ Db*~~~
I know I can | treat you | better
| A#m | G#
(Ab*) Gb* F* (Gb*) F*
| | Better than he can
| F# | C#
Verse 2
F*~~ Db* Eb*~~ (Db*) Db*~~
| I’ll stop | time for you|
| A#m | G# | F#
Db* Eb* F* F*~~ Db* Eb*~~ (Db*) Db*~~
The second | you | say you’d | like me to |
| G# | A#m | G# | F#
(F* F* F* F*) Ab* (Db* Db* Eb* Eb* Eb* F*) Eb* Db*
| I | just wanna give you the | loving that you’re missing
| G# | A#m | G#
(Db* Db* Db* Db*) Db* Eb* F* F*~~
| Baby, just to wake up with you
| F#
(Db* Db* F* F* F* F*) Ab* (Db*) Eb* (Eb* Eb* F*) Eb* Db*
| Would be | everything I need and thi| s could be so different
| G# | A#m | G#
(Db* Db* Db* Db*) Db* (F* Db*) F*~~
| Tell me what you want to do
| F#
Chorus
‘Cause I know I can treat you better than he can
And any girl like you deserves a gentleman
Tell me, why are we wasting time
On all your wasted cryin’
When you should be with me instead?
I know I can treat you better
Better than he can
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) Db*~~ F*~~ C*~~ Db*~~
I know | I can | treat you | better
| G# | A#m | G#
Db* Eb* Db*~~
| Than he can
| F#
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) Db*~~
| And any girl like | you
| C# | A#m
F*~~ C*~~ Db*~~ Db* Eb* Db*~~
de | serves a | gentleman
| G# | F#
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) (Eb*) F* Eb*~
| Tell me why are we | wasting time
| C# | A#m
(Db* Db* Db* Eb*) F* Eb*~
On all your | wasted cryin’
| G#
(Db* Db* Db*) (Db*) Db* Db* F* F*~~
When you should | be with me instea | d
| F# | C#
(Db* Db*) (Db* Db*) Db*~~ F*~~ C*~~ Db*~~~
I know I can | treat you | better
| A#m | G#
(Ab*) Gb* F* (Gb*) F*
| | Better than he can
| F# | C#
Bridge
Give me a sign
Take my hand, we’ll be fine
Promise I won’t let you down
Just know that you don’t
Have to do this alone
Promise I’ll never let you down
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