Cruel Summer — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Cruel Summer" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of E, 90 BPM.

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

Lyrics

(C#m)Hot sum mer streets (B)and the pave ments are burn (B)ing. I sit a round. It’s (C#m)Try ing to smile, (B)but the air is so heav (B)y and dry. Strange voic (B)es are say in’ (B)(What did they (C#m)say?) things (B)I can’t un der stand. It’s (C#m)too close for com (B)fort. This heat has got right (B)out of hand. It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer, leav (A)ing me here on my own. (A)It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer. (A)Now you’re gone. You’re (A)not the on ly one. (A)It’s a cruel... The and go. It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer, leav (A)ing me here on my own. (A)It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer. (A)Now you’re gone. You’re (A)not the on ly one. (A)It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer, leav (A)ing me here on my own. (A)It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer. (A)Now you’re gone. You’re (A)not the on ly one. (A)It’s a cruel... Mmm. Now, don’t you leave (A)me, mm. Now, don’t you leave (A)me. Now, don’t you leave (A)me. Come (B)on, come (A)on, mm. Now, don’t you leave (A)me, mm. Now, don’t you leave (A)me. Now, don’t you (B)leave me. Come (Amaj7)on, come (B)on. It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer, leav (A)ing me here on my own. (A)It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer. Now, you’re gone. You’re (A)not the on ly one. (A)It’s a cruel. (A)cruel sum mer, leav (A)ing me here on my own. (A)It’s a cruel, (A)cruel sum mer. Now, you’re gone. You’re (A)not the on ly one. (A)It’s a cruel. (A)It’s a (B)cruel sum mer.

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Falling NotesLead SheetBar SheetSimple Sheet

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
E
Tempo
90 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Cruel Summer" 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.