A Long Walk Into The Light — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "A Long Walk Into The Light" by Jill Scott in falling notes style — like Synthesia. Color-coded notes fall onto the keyboard in real time. Practice left hand, right hand, or both. Key of D, 74 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

You’re here, I’m pleased, I real ly dig your (Gmaj7)com pa (B)ny. Your style, your smile, your peace men (Gmaj7)tal i (B)ty. Lord, have mer cy on me, I was blind, now (Gmaj7)I can (B)see what a king’s sup posed to be. Ba by, I feel free, come on and (B)go with me. (Bm7)bring. Let’s take a long walk (Bm)a round the park (Gmaj7)af ter (B)dark, find a spot for us to spark con ver (Bm)sa tion, ver bal e la (Gmaj7)tion, stim u (B)la tion, share our sit u a tions, temp ta (Bm)tions, ed u ca tion, (Gmaj7)re lax (B)a tions, el e va tions. May be we can talk a (B)bout Su e rah thir ty one: eight en een. Your back ground, it ain’t squeak y clean, shit, some times we (Gmaj7)all got to (B)swim up stream. You ain’t no saint, we all are sin ners, but you put your good foot down and make your (B)soul a win (Bm7)ner. I re spect that, man, you’re so phat, and you’re all that plus su (B)preme. Then you’re hum ble, man, I’m numb, you with feel ing, I can feel (Gmaj7)ev ’ry thing (B)that you Or may be we can see a mov ie or may be we could see a play on Sat ur day. Or may be we can roll a (C#m7)tree and feel the breeze and lis ten to a sym pho ny, or may be chill and just be, (Cmaj7)or may be... (Bm9)May be we can take a cruise and lis ten to the Roots or may be eat some pas sion fruit or may be cry to the (C#m7)blues, or may be we could just be (Cmaj7)si lent. Come on, come on. Let’s take a long walk (Bm)a round the park (Gmaj7)af ter (B)dark, find a spot for us to spark con ver (Bm)sa tion, ver bal e la (Gmaj7)tion, stim u (B)la tion, share our sit u a tions, temp ta (Bm)tions, ed u ca tion, (Gmaj7)re lax (B)a tions, el e va tions. May be we can talk a (Bm)bout Psalms in en (Gmaj7)ti re (B)ty. Let’s take a long walk (Bm)a round the park (Gmaj7)af ter (B)dark, find a spot for us to spark con ver (Bm)sa tion, ver bal e la (Gmaj7)tion, stim u (B)la tion, share our sit u a tions, temp ta (Bm)tions, ed u ca tion, (Gmaj7)re lax (B)a tions, el e va tions. May be we can talk a (Bm)bout Psalms in en (Gmaj7)ti re (B)ty. Or may be we can see a mov ie or may be we could see a play on Sat ur day. Or may be we can roll a (C#m7)tree and feel the breeze and lis ten to a sym pho ny, or may be chill and just be, (Cmaj7)or may be... (Bm9)May be we can take a cruise and lis ten to the Roots or may be eat some pas sion fruit or may be cry to the (C#m7)blues, or may be we could just be (Cmaj7)si lent. Come on! Let’s take a long walk (Bm)a round the park (Gmaj7)af ter (B)dark, find a spot for us to spark con ver (Bm)sa tion, ver bal e la (Gmaj7)tion, stim u (B)la tion, share our sit u a tions, temp ta (Bm)tions, ed u ca tion, (Gmaj7)re lax (B)a tions, el e va tions. May be, ba by, may be we can save the na (B)tion, come (Bm7)on. Come on.

Song Details

Category
R&B/Soul
Key
D
Tempo
74 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "A Long Walk Into The Light" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.