Learn "BACK TO DECEMBER" by Taylor Swift on Piano

Master "BACK TO DECEMBER" by Taylor Swift with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Pop arrangement is in the key of D at 138 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 138 BPM.

Lyrics

I’m so glad you made time to see me. How’s life? Tell me, how’s your fam ’ly? I have n’t seen them in a while. You’ve been good, bus i er than ev er. Small talk, work and the weath er. Your guard is up and I know why. Be cause the last time you saw me is still (D)burned in the back of your (G)mind. You gave me (Bm)ros es and I (A)left them there to die. So, (D)this is me swal low in’ my pride stand in’ in (F#m)front of you, say in’ I’m sor ry for that night. And I go (D)back to De cem ber all the time. It (D)turns out free dom ain’t noth in’ but miss in’ you, (F#m)wish in’ that I re al ized what I had when you were mine. I go (D)back to De cem ber, turn a round and make it al right. I go (Bm7)back to De cem ber all the time. These days I have n’t been sleep in’; (Bm)stay in’ up, play in’ back my self leav in’, when your birth day passed and I did n’t call. Then I (D)think a bout sum mer, all the beau ti ful times I (Bm)watched you laugh in’ from the pas sen ger side and re al ized I loved you in the fall. And then the cold came, the dark days when (D)fear crept in to my (G)mind. You gave me (Bm)all your love and all I (A)gave you was good bye. So, I miss your (Bm)tan skin, your (G)sweet smile, so (D)good to me, so (A)right; and how you held me in your arms that Sep tem ber night, the first time you (A)ev er saw me cry. (CN.C.)May be this is wish ful think in’, (CN.C.)prob a bly mind less dream in’. If we loved a gain, I swear I’d love you (A)right. I’d go (Bm)back in time and change it, but I can’t. So, if the (Bm)chain is on your door, I un der stand. But (D)this is me swal low in’ my pride, stand in’ in (F#m)front of you, say in’ I’m sor ry for that night. And I go (D)back to De cem ber. It (D)turns out free dom ain’t noth in’ but miss in’ you, (F#m)wish in’ that I re al ized what I had when you were mine. I go (D)back to De cem ber, turn a round and make it al right. I go (Bm)back to De cem ber, turn a round and change my own (G)mind. I go (Bm)back to De cem ber all the time, all the time.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
D
Tempo
138 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Back To December" 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
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  4. 4
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  5. 5
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