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That Should Be Me Piano Tutorial, Easy Notes, Chords & Sheet Music

Learn Justin Bieber's "That Should Be Me" on piano. Easy notes for beginners, lead sheet with chords, simplified sheet music, falling-notes mode, bar notation, and kid mode, pick the format that fits how you learn.

About the song

"That Should Be Me" is one of Justin Bieber's most emotionally resonant ballads, a regret-soaked piano-driven track that's surprisingly approachable for beginners. The chord progression is a standard pop four-chord pattern, the melody sits comfortably in a singable range, and the tempo is slow enough to give you breathing room while you learn. Whether you read traditional sheet music or watch falling notes Synthesia-style, every learning format is below.

Five ways to learn this song

Same arrangement, five different visualizations. Pick the one that fits how your brain reads music.

1. Easy Piano Notes (Beginner)

The simplest entry point. Large color-coded note names show exactly which key to press. No music reading required.

→ Play "That Should Be Me", Easy Piano Notes

Best for:

  • Absolute beginners
  • Kids learning to read note letters
  • Adults returning to piano after years away

    • 2. Piano Lead Sheet (with Chords & Lyrics)

    The melody line on a staff with chord symbols above and lyrics below. Perfect for sing-along or accompanying a vocalist.

    → Play "That Should Be Me", Lead Sheet with Chords

    Best for:

  • Self-accompaniment while singing
  • Chord vocabulary practice
  • Playing in small groups

    • 3. Simple Piano Sheet Music

    A bridge between beginner modes and real sheet music. Color-coded notes on a simplified staff with lyrics scrolling horizontally.

    → Play "That Should Be Me", Simple Sheet Music

    Best for:

  • Learning to read traditional notation
  • Faster mid-song reading than full sheet music
  • Intermediate beginners

    • 4. Falling Notes (Synthesia Style)

    Color-coded blocks fall from the top of the screen onto a virtual keyboard. Match each block to your key.

    → Play "That Should Be Me", Falling Notes Tutorial

    Best for:

  • Visual learners
  • Kids who grew up on Piano Tiles or Synthesia
  • Quick chord-recognition practice

    • 5. Bar Notation (Visual Sheet Music)

    Every note shown as a colored horizontal bar, position = pitch, length = duration. Reads like a DAW piano-roll editor.

    → Play "That Should Be Me", Bar Notation Sheet

    Best for:

  • Producers used to DAW piano-rolls
  • Rhythm-first learners
  • Seeing the whole arrangement at a glance

    • How to practice this song

  • Right hand alone, 70% speed, the melody carries the emotion; learn it cleanly first.
  • Left hand alone, 70% speed, repeating chord pattern (mostly held whole notes / arpeggios).
  • Hands together, 70% speed, combine. The slow tempo of this song makes hands-together feel much easier than for faster songs.
  • Push to 90%, when 70% is fluent across the whole song.
  • Full speed (100%), the song's natural tempo lets the emotion breathe; don't rush.

    • Practice tips specific to this song

  • Hold the chords with feeling, this is a slow ballad. Let the chords ring; don't release them too quickly. Pedal helps.
  • Dynamics carry the song, verses quieter, chorus louder. The piano version lives or dies on dynamic contrast.
  • The bridge is the hardest part, it shifts harmonically. Loop just the bridge (use the loop button in the player) until it's automatic, then return to full song.

    • Transpose to your vocal range

    Sing while playing? Use the transpose button in any mode to shift the song up or down semitones until the melody sits in your range. The notation updates automatically.

    Download a printable PDF

    Want sheet music on paper? Open any mode and click Download → PDF for a printable letter-size version. No watermark, no signup wall for the first download.

    More Bieber songs to learn next

    If "That Should Be Me" clicks for you, these use similar chord vocabulary:

  • Browse all Justin Bieber songs
  • "Beauty and a Beat", uptempo summer pop (tutorial)
  • "Mistletoe", slow ballad, same emotional weight
  • "Sorry", punchy chord stabs, beginner-friendly

    • Start playing now

    Pick whichever mode fits how you learn, they're all the same song:

  • Total beginner? → Easy Piano Notes
  • Want to sing along? → Lead Sheet
  • Visual learner? → Falling Notes
  • Need printable? → Download PDF from any mode

    • All formats are free with 30-second previews, play ten songs in full to start, then upgrade for unlimited full-song playback across the whole library.

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