Cooler Than Me — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Cooler Than Me" by Mike Posner 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 C, 104 BPM.

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

Lyrics

If I could (A)write you a song to make you fall in love, I would (Eb)al read y (D7)have you up (Gm)un der my arm. I used (Eb)up all of my tricks; I hope that (Gm11)you like this, but you (Ebmaj13)prob a bly won’t; you think (Cm9)you’re cool er than me. You got de (Ebmaj9)sign er shades just to (Gm)hide your (Gm9)face, and (Ebmaj9)you wear ’em a (D7#5)round like you’re (Gm11)cool er than me. And you (Eb)nev er say hey, (D)or re (G9sus)mem ber my (Gm11)name. It’s (Eb6/9)prob a bly (D7sus)’cause you think (Cm11)you’re cool er than me. Oh, (Eb)no, you got your high brow shoes on your feet, and you (Ebmaj9)wear ’em a round like it (Gm7)ain’t it, but you (Eb)don’t know the (Gm9)way that you (Dm)look when your (Eb)steps (Gb7)make (G7#5)that (E7#5)much (D7#5)noise. Oh, I’ve got you (Gm11)all fig ured (Db)out: you need ev ’ry one’s eyes just to (Gm)feel seen. Be hind your (Eb)make up, no bod y (Gm)knows who (CN.C.)you e ven are, who you think (F)that you (Gm)are. If I could (A)write you a song to make you fall in love, (Gm7)I would (Cm9)al read y (D7#5)have you up (Gm9)un der my arm. I used up (Cm9)all of my tricks; I hope that (Gm9)you like this, but you (Ebmaj7)prob a bly won’t; you think you’re (Cm11)cool er than me. You got de (Eb)sign er shades just to (Gm)hide your face, (Gm9)and you (Ebmaj7)wear ’em a round like you’re (Gm)cool er than me. And you (Ebmaj9)nev er say hey, or (Gm11)re mem ber my name. It’s (Ebmaj13)prob ’ly ’cause you think you’re (Cm11)cool er than me. Oh, (D7#5)no, you got your (Am7)high (D7#5)brow (Gm)shoes on your feet, and you (Ebmaj7)wear ’em a round like it (Gm)ain’t it, (Gm)(But you (Ebmaj9)don’t, you don’t the (Ebmaj7)way that you look when your steps make that much noise, yeah. ’Cause it (Dm11)sure seems that you got no doubt. But we (Dm7)all see you’ve got (Gm11)your head in the clouds. If I could (A)write you a song and make you fall (Bb)in love, (Bb13sus)I would (A)al read y have you (Gm11)un der (C7sus)my arm. I used up (C13sus)all of (Db)my (D7#5)tricks; I hope that you like (Gm)this, but you (Ebmaj7)prob a bly won’t; you think (Cm9)you’re cool er than (E)me. (Cm9)You’ve (B13)got (Bb13)de sign er shades, to (Gm9)hide your face, and you (Ebmaj9)wear ’em a round like you’re (Gm9)cool er than me. And you (Cm9)nev er say hey, or re (Gm)mem ber my (G9sus)name. (Bb)It’s (Eb6)prob (Dm7)a (Cm9)bly (Bbmaj13)be (Am11)cause you think you’re cool er than me.

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Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
C
Tempo
104 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Cooler Than Me" 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.