Can I practice left and right hand separately for "From The Ground Up"?

Yes! Our Top Down mode lets you isolate the left hand (bass clef), right hand (treble clef), or play both together. This makes it easy to master "From The Ground Up" one hand at a time before combining them.

What is falling notes style for "From The Ground Up"?

Falling notes (also known as Synthesia or piano waterfall) shows color-coded rectangles falling from the top of the screen onto a virtual keyboard. Each note's position matches the piano key you need to press. "From The Ground Up" is in the key of A at 77 BPM.

From The Ground Up — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "From The Ground Up" by Dan + Shay 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 A, 77 BPM.

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

Lyrics

(A5)Grand ma and Grand pa paint ed a pic ture of (F#m7)six ty five years in one lit tle (E)house. (D)More than a mem ’ry, more than say in’, “I do,” (E)kiss you good nights and I love you’s. (A5)Me and you, ba by, we’ll walk in their foot steps, (F#m7)build our own fam ’ly one day at a (E)time. (D)Ten lit tle toes, a paint ed pink room, our (E)beau ti ful ba by looks just like you. And we’ll (A)build (E)this (Bm)love from the (F#m7)ground up. Now till for ev er, it’s (D)all of me, all of you. Just take my hand and (E)I’ll be the man your dad hoped that I’d be. And we’ll (A)build (E)this (Bm)love from the (F#m7)ground up, for worse or for bet ter, and (D)I will be all you need. Be side you I’ll stand through the (E)good and the bad. We’ll give all that we have and we’ll (D)build this love from the ground up. This life will go by in the blink of an eye, but I (F#m7)would n’t want to spend it with out you by my (E)side. The (D)clouds are gon na roll, the earth’s gon na shake, but (E)I’ll be your shel ter through the wind and the rain. And we’ll from the ground up. (A5)Some day we’ll wake up with thou sands of pic tures of (F#m7)six ty five years in this lit tle (E)house. I (D)won’t trade for noth in’ the life that we built. I’ll (E)kiss you good night and say, “I love you still.” And we’ll (A)build (E)this (Bm)love from the (F#m7)ground up, for worse or for bet ter, and (D)I will be all you need. Be side you I’ll stand through the (E)good and the bad. We’ll give all that we have and we’ll (D)build this love from the ground up.

Try other practice modes:

Beginner Lead Sheet Bar Sheet Simple Sheet

Song Details

Category: Country
Key: A
Tempo: 77 BPM
Difficulty: medium
Artist: Dan + Shay

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How to Play "From The Ground Up" on Piano

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
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
Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
4
Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
5
Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.