Payphone by Maroon 5 | Piano Letter Notes

Are you looking to play Payphone by Maroon 5 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!
5|--c-d-a-----g---g-F-d-c---|
4|--------g---------------c-|
4|b-------------------------|

5|--c---c-----c-------------|
4|--------------e-----------|
4|--------b-g-----b---a---g-|

5|--------------c-d-a-----g-|
4|----d---------------d---d-|
4|b-a---------b-------------|

5|--g-F-d-c-----c---c-----c-|
4|----d---d-----------------|
4|--------------------b-g---|
3|----------g---g-----g---g-|

4|--b---a---g-b-a-----------|
3|b---b---b-b-bbaga---------|

5|-----------d-d------------|
4|g---g----gb----b-ab-a----g|
3|g---g-----e-------e-------|

5|-d-d-------------d-d------|
4|b----b-ab------gb----b-ab-|
3|d-------d-------g-------g-|

5|-------d-d-e-----------d-d|
4|a----gb------ab------gb---|
3|------g-------F-------e---|

5|-------------d-d----------|
4|----c---------------g-----|
4|-b-ab-a----gb----b-ab-----|
3|b-----------g---b---------|

5|---d-d--------c-------c---|
4|----------e---d-----------|
4|-gb----b-ab-a----b--g----b|
3|--F---g-------------------|

4|--a-b---b---b--b--a-b---b-|
3|----g---------------d-----|

5|------------------------c-|
4|--b--b--a-b---b---b--b----|
3|----------e---------------|

5|--------------d-----------|
4|------------------------c-|
4|a---g---F--g----b---b---b-|
3|F---------------g---------|

4|--------------d-------e---|
4|-b--a-b---b---b--b--a-b---|
3|------b-------------------|

5|----------c-----------c-d-|
4|----d-------g-------F-----|
4|b---b--b----a-------b-----|

5|a-----g---g-F-d-c-----c---|
4|--g---------------g-------|

5|c-----c-------------------|
4|--------g-------d-------a-|
4|--b-g-----b---a---g-b-a---|

5|--------c-d-a-----g---g-F-|
4|------d-e-F-g-------------|
4|------b-------------------|

5|d-c-----c---c-----c-------|
4|----g---------------g-----|
4|--------------b-g-----b---|

5|--------------------c-----|
4|--d-------b-------a-------|
4|a---g-b-a---------b---b-a-|

4|d--c--c---c---------------|
4|a--g--g---a-b-----------b-|
3|------------g-------------|

5|c---------------d---------|
4|------d---------d-F-------|
4|--b-a-a--g--g-----a-------|
3|---------b--b-------------|

5|------c-------------------|
4|--------------------c-----|
4|----b---b-a-a--g--g---a-b-|
3|------------g-------------|

5|------------c-------------|
4|----------d---------------|
4|----------b---b-a-a--g--g-|
3|--b---------------b-------|

5|--d---------------c-d-a---|
4|e-------F---------------g-|
4|----a-----------b---------|

5|--g---g-F-d-c-----c---c---|
4|--------------g-----------|
4|------------------------b-|

5|--c-----------------------|
4|----g-------d-------a-----|
4|g-----b---a---g-b-a-------|

5|----c-d-a-----g---g-F-d-c-|
4|--d-e-F-g-----------------|
4|--b-----------------------|

5|----c---c-----c-----------|
4|g---------------g-------d-|
4|----------b-g-----b---a---|

4|------b-------a-------c---|
4|g-b-a---------------------|

4|c---------c-d---d-----c-d-|
3|----g-a-b-----------b-----|

4|g-d---d---d-e-F-g-a-------|

5|--c-d-a-----g---g-F-d-c---|
4|--------g---------------c-|
4|b-------------------------|

5|--c---c-----c-------------|
4|--------------e-----------|
4|--------b-g-----b---a---g-|

5|--------------c-d-a-----g-|
4|----d---------------d---d-|
4|b-a---------b-------------|

5|--g-F-d-c-----c---c-----c-|
4|----d---d-----------------|
4|--------------------b-g---|
3|----------g---g-----g---g-|

4|----------------d---------|
4|--b---a---g-b-a-----------|
3|b---b-----b---b-----------|

5|--------------C-d-e-b-----|
4|------e---------------a---|

5|a---a-G-e-d-----d---d-C---|
4|a-----a---a-a---a-----a---|
4|------------------------a-|

5|d---C---------C-----------|
4|a-a-------e---a---G-------|
4|--------b---a---b---------|

5|C-d-e-b-----a---a-G-e-d---|
4|e-F-G-a-----a-----a---a-a-|

5|--d---d-C---d---C---------|
4|--a-----a---a-a-------e---|
4|----------a---------b---a-|

5|C-----------C-d-C---------|
4|a---G---------------e--d--|
4|--b---------------b-b--a--|

5|------C-----------C-d-C---|
4|d---d---------------------|
4|a---b-------------------b-|
3|------a-------------------|

5|----------e-------------C-|
4|e--C--C---e-G-------------|
4|b--a--a-----b-------------|

5|d-C---------------C-------|
4|--------------d-------C---|
4|----b-b--a--a---b---------|
3|------a-------------------|

5|----C-d-C-------------e---|
4|----e-------C-------F-----|
4|----------b-b--a--a-----b-|

5|----------C-d-C-----------|
4|--G-----------------------|
4|----------------b----a----|
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Payphone by Maroon 5 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

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  1. I'm at a payphone trying to call home
    All of my change I spent on you
    Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
    Where are the plans we made for two?

    Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
    The people we used to be...
    It's even harder to picture,
    That you're not here next to me.

    You say it's too late to make it,
    But is it too late to try?
    And in our time that you wasted
    All of our bridges burned down

    I've wasted my nights,
    You turned out the lights
    Now I'm paralyzed.
    Still stuck in that time
    When we called it love
    But even the sun sets in paradise

    I'm at a payphone trying to call home
    All of my change I spent on you
    Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
    Where are the plans we made for two?

    If "Happy Ever After" did exist,
    I would still be holding you like this
    [Explicit:] All those fairy tales are full of shit
    [Clean:] All those fairy tales are full of it.
    [Explicit:] One more fucking love song, I'll be sick.
    [Clean:] One more stupid love song, I'll be sick

    Oh, you turned your back on tomorrow
    'Cause you forgot yesterday.
    I gave you my love to borrow,
    But you just gave it away.

    You can't expect me to be fine,
    I don't expect you to care
    I know I've said it before
    But all of our bridges burned down.

    I've wasted my nights,
    You turned out the lights
    Now I'm paralyzed.
    Still stuck in that time
    When we called it love
    But even the sun sets in paradise.

    I'm at a payphone trying to call home
    All of my change I spent on you
    Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
    Where are the plans we made for two?

    If "Happy Ever After" did exist,
    I would still be holding you like this
    [Explicit:] All those fairy tales are full of shit
    [Clean:] All those fairy tales are full of it.
    [Explicit:] One more fucking love song, I'll be sick.
    [Clean:] One more stupid love song, I'll be sick
    Now I'm at a payphone

    [Clean radio version verse:]
    Yeah, yeah, now baby don't hang up,
    So I can tell you what you need to know,
    Baby I'm begging you just please don't go,
    So I can tell you what you need to know

    [Explicit version verse (Wiz Khalifa):]
    Man, fuck that shit
    I'll be out spending all this money
    While you're sitting round wondering
    Why it wasn't you who came up from nothing,
    Made it from the bottom
    Now when you see me I'm stunning,
    And all of my cars start with a push of a button
    Telling me the chances I blew up
    Or whatever you call it,
    Switch the number to my phone
    So you never could call it,
    Don't need my name on my shirt,
    You can tell it I'm ballin.
    Swish, what a shame could have got picked
    Had a really good game but you missed your last shot
    So you talk about who you see at the top
    Or what you could have saw but sad to say it's over for.
    Phantom pulled up valet open doors
    Wiz like go away, got what you was looking for
    Now it's me who they want, so you can go and take
    That little piece of shit with you.

    I'm at a payphone trying to call home
    All of my change I spent on you
    Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
    Where are the plans we made for two?

    If "Happy Ever After" did exist,
    I would still be holding you like this
    [Explicit:] All those fairy tales are full of shit
    [Clean:] All those fairy tales are full of it.
    [Explicit:] One more fucking love song, I'll be sick.
    [Clean:] One more stupid love song, I'll be sick
    Now I'm at a payphone...

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