After The Love Has Gone — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "After The Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind & Fire 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 Bb, 112 BPM.

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

Lyrics

For a while to (Bbm)love was all we could do. We were (Fsus2)young and we knew, and our eyes were a live, deep in side we knew our love was true. For a while we (Bbm)paid no mind to the past, (G#m7)we (Fsus2)knew love would last. Ev ’ry (Dm7)night some thin’ (Bbmaj7)right would in (C9sus)vite us to be gin the dance. (Bbmaj7)Some thin’ hap pened a long the way; what (Gm7)used to be hap py was sad. (Emaj7)Some thin’ hap pened a long the way and (C#m7)yes ter day was all we had. And (Cm7)oh, (Fm7)af ter the love has gone, (Eb9sus)how could you lead me on and (Db9sus)not let me stay a round? (Abm7)Oh, (Fm7)af ter the love has gone, what (Eb9sus)used to be right was wrong. Can (Db9sus)love that’s lost be found? For a while to (Bbm)love each oth er with all we would (Fsus2)ev er need. Love was strong for so long, nev er knew that what was wrong, ba by, was n’t right. We (Bbm)tried to find what we had (G#m7)’til (Fsus2)sad ness was all we (Dm7)shared. We were (Bbmaj7)scared this af (C9sus)fair would lead our love in to. (Bbmaj7)Some thin’ hap pened a long the way; (Gm7)yes ter day was all we had. (Bbmaj7)Some thin’ hap pened a long the way; what (Gm7)used to be hap py is sad. (Emaj7)Some thin’ hap pened a long the way and (C#m7)yes ter day was all we had. And (Cm7)oh, (Fm7)af ter the love has gone, (Eb9sus)how could you lead me on and (Db9sus)not let me stay a round? (Abm7)Oh, (Fm7)af ter the love has gone, what (Eb9sus)used to be right was wrong. Can (Db9sus)love that’s lost be found? (Abm7)Oh, (Fm7)Oh, (Bbm7)af ter the love has gone, what (Ab9sus)used to be (Ab9)right was wrong. Can (F#9sus)love that’s lost be found? (C#m7)Oh. (Fm7)Oh, (Bbm7)af ter the love has gone, what (Ab9sus)used to be (Ab9)right was wrong. Can (F#9sus)love that’s lost be found? (C#m7)Oh.

Song Details

Category
R&B/Soul
Key
Bb
Tempo
112 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "After The Love Has Gone" 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.