Dark Horse by Katy Perry | Piano Letter Notes

Are you looking to play Dark Horse by Katy Perry on the piano, using easy letter notes, but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
3|C-------C---C-C-G-------G-|

3|--G-A-f-------f---f-G-f---|

4|------------C-c-----C-c---|
3|----D---C-------A-f-----A-|

4|--C-c-----C-c-----C-c-----|
3|f-----A-f-----A-f-----A-f-|

4|C-c-----C-----------------|
3|----A-f-----------------f-|
2|----------------------A---|

3|G-f---f-------D-D-D-f-D-C-|

3|----f-G-f---f---D-D-D-D-D-|
2|A-A-----------------------|

3|f-D-C-----f-G-f---f-----D-|
2|------A-A-----------------|

3|D-D-D-D-D-C-----------D-D-|
2|------------G-------------|

3|C-----------D-D-C-----A---|
2|--A---------------A-------|

3|f-A-a---f---D-------f---f-|

3|--A---f-A-a---f---D-------|

3|f---f---f-G-f---f-------D-|
2|------A-------------------|

3|--D---D-C-----------D-D-C-|
2|----------A---------------|

3|----------f-F---f-C-C-----|
2|A-------------------------|

3|--C-C-C-C-G---G-G---G---G-|

3|--------C---C-C-G---GGc---|

4|----------------------c---|
3|c-------------C-C-C-C-----|
2|--A-A---A-----------------|

4|c-c---c---c---------------|
3|--------------------C-C-C-|

4|--c-c-c-c-----------------|
3|C---------c---c-----------|
2|----------------A-A-------|

4|--------C-c-----C-c-------|
3|----f-f-----A-------A-----|

4|--------------C-c-----C-c-|
3|------------f-----A-------|

3|A-----------------------D-|

4|----------C---C---C---C---|
3|D-f-C---------------------|
2|------A-------------------|

4|c---c-----------C---C---C-|
3|--------A---f-------------|

4|--C---c---c---------------|
3|--------------A-------f-G-|
2|------------------A-------|

3|f---f-----D-D-D-D-D-D-C---|
2|------------------------G-|

3|--f-G-f---f-------D-D-D-f-|

3|D-C-----f-G-f---f-------D-|
2|----A-A-------------------|

3|D-D-f-D-C-----------D-D-C-|
2|----------A-A-------------|

3|--------------------A---f-|
2|A-------------A-A-A-------|

3|A-G---f---D-------f-------|
2|----------------------A-A-|

3|A---f-A-G---f---D-------f-|

3|--f---f-A-f---f-----D-D-D-|
2|----A---------------------|

3|D-D-D-C-------------D-C---|
2|--------A---------------A-|

3|------D-D-D-f-F-----------|

3|----G---G-G---G-----------|

3|--C---C-C-G---G-G-c---c---|
2|------------------------A-|

3|--------C-C-C-C-G---G-G---|
2|A-------------------------|

3|G---G---------C-C-C-C-G-G-|

3|G-G-c---c---------------f-|
2|----------A-A-------------|

4|--C-c-----C-c-------------|
3|f-----A-------A-----------|

4|--------C-c-----C-c-------|
3|------f-----A-------A-----|

4|--------------C-c-----C-c-|
3|------------f-----A-------|

4|--------------------C---C-|
3|A-------D-D-f-C-----------|
2|----------------A---------|

4|--C---C---c---c-----------|
3|------------------A---f---|

4|C---C---C---C---c---c-----|
3|------------------------A-|

3|------f---f---f---f---D---|
2|--A-----------------------|

3|D---D---D---f---f---f---f-|

4|--C---c-------------------|
3|----------A---f---A-------|

4|------C-D-------D---D-C---|
3|A---A-------------------A-|

4|------C-c-----C-f-C---C-c-|
3|G-f-D-----A-f-------A-----|

4|------------C-c-----------|
3|A-f-------------A-f-------|

4|--C-c-----c---c-c---c-----|
3|------A-f-----------------|

4|----------------c---c-c---|
3|--------C---C-C---------c-|

3|--c-----------C-C-C-C-G---|
2|----A-A-------------------|

3|G-G---G---G---------C-C-C-|

3|C-G-G-G-G-c---c-----------|
2|----------------A-A-------|

4|--------C-c-----C-c-------|
3|----f-f-----A-------A---D-|

4|--------------C-c-----C-c-|
3|f-f---------f-----A-------|

4|--------------------C-c---|
3|A---G-A-A---------f-----A-|

4|--C-c---------c-------c-C-|
3|------A-------------------|

3|A---D-D-f-C---------------|
2|------------A-------------|
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Dark Horse by Katy Perry on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!

As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

how to read and play the letter notes
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

1 Comments

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  1. Oh, no

    [Juicy J:]
    Yeah
    Ya'll know what it is
    Katy Perry
    Juicy J, aha
    Let's rage

    [Katy Perry:]
    I knew you were
    You were gonna come to me
    And here you are
    But you better choose carefully
    'Cause I, I'm capable of anything
    Of anything and everything

    Make me your Aphrodite
    Make me your one and only
    But don't make me your enemy, your enemy, your enemy

    So you wanna play with magic
    Boy, you should know what you're falling for
    Baby do you dare to do this?
    Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse
    Are you ready for, ready for
    A perfect storm, perfect storm
    Cause once you're mine, once you're mine
    There is no going back

    Mark my words
    This love will make you levitate
    Like a bird
    Like a bird without a cage
    But down to earth
    If you choose to walk away, don't walk away

    It's in the palm of your hand now baby
    It's a yes or no, no maybe
    So just be sure before you give it all to me
    All to me, give it all to me

    So you wanna play with magic
    Boy, you should know what you're falling for
    Baby do you dare to do this?
    Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse
    Are you ready for, ready for
    A perfect storm, perfect storm
    Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (love trippin')
    There's no going back

    [Juicy J - Rap Verse:]
    Uh
    She's a beast
    I call her Karma (come back)
    She eats your heart out
    Like Jeffrey Dahmer (woo)
    Be careful
    Try not to lead her on
    Shorty's heart is on steroids
    Cause her love is so strong
    You may fall in love
    When you meet her
    If you get the chance you better keep her
    She's sweet as pie but if you break her heart
    She'll turn cold as a freezer
    That fairy tale ending with a knight in shining armor
    She can be my Sleeping Beauty
    I'm gon' put her in a coma
    Woo!
    Damn I think I love her
    Shorty so bad, I'm sprung and I don't care
    She ride me like a roller coaster
    Turned the bedroom into a fair (a fair!)
    Her love is like a drug
    I was tryna hit it and quit it
    But lil' mama so dope
    I messed around and got addicted

    [Katy Perry:]
    So you wanna play with magic
    Boy, you should know what you're falling for (you should know)
    Baby do you dare to do this?
    Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse (like a dark horse)
    Are you ready for, ready for (ready for)
    A perfect storm, perfect storm (a perfect storm)
    Cause once you're mine, once you're mine (mine)
    There's no going back

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