For The First Time — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "For The First Time" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of A, 88 BPM.

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

Lyrics

(A)She’s all laid up in bed with a bro ken heart, while (A6)I’m drink in’ Jack all a lone in my lo cal bar. And we don’t know how, how we got in to this mad sit u a tion, on ly do ing things out of frus tra tion. (D5)Try’n’ to make it work, but man, these times are hard. She (A)She’s needs in me now, line at but the I can’t seem to find the time. I got a (A6)I new job just now lost my on job the un but em did ploy lose ment line. And we don’t know how, how we got in to this mess. Is it God’s test? you pick your Some one help us, ’cause we’re do ing our best. (D5)Try’n’ to make it work, but man, these times are hard. But we’re gon na start by (F#m7)drink ing old cheap bot tles of wine, sit talk ing up all night, say ing things we have n’t for a while, a while, yeah. We’re (F#m7)smil ing, but we’re close to tears. E ven af ter all these years, we just now got the feel ing that we’re meet ing for the first time. (Ooh. Ooh. Ooh, ooh.) (A)She’s needs in me now, line at but the I door with her head held high, I got while (A6)I new job just now lost my on job the un but em did n’t lose my pride. And we both know how, how we’re gon na make it work when it hurts, when you pick your self one up you get we’re kicked to the dirt. (D5)Try’n’ to make it work, but man, these times are hard. But we’re gon na start by (F#m7)drink ing old cheap bot tles of wine, sit talk ing up all night, do ing things we have n’t for a while, a while, yeah. We’re (F#m7)smil ing, but we’re close to tears. E ven af ter all these years, we just now got the feel ing that we’re meet ing for the first time. (Ooh. Ooh. Ooh, ooh.) ooh.) Yeah, (F#m)drink ing old cheap bot tles of wine, sit talk ing up all night, say ing things we have n’t for a while. We’re (F#m)smil ing, but we’re close to tears. E ven af ter all these years, we just now got the feel ing that we’re meet ing for the first time. (Ooh. Yeah, for the first time. Ooh. Oh, for the first time. Ooh.) Yeah,

Try other practice modes:

Falling NotesLead SheetBar SheetSimple Sheet

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
A
Tempo
88 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "For The First Time" 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.