Good To Be Alive — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Good To Be Alive" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of E, 110 BPM.

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

Lyrics

Hold (E)on; is this real ly the life I’m liv (E)ing? ’Cause I don’t (C#m)beau feel like I de serve it. Ev ’ry day that I wake, ev ’ry breath that I take, You’ve the giv (C#m)en. So right (B)here, right (A)now, this while the sun is shin ing down, (A)I wan na live like there’s no to mor row, love like I’m on bor rowed time. It’s good to be a live. Yeah. Yeah. Hold (E)on; if the life ly that we’ve been giv (E)en is made don’t (C#m)beau ti ful in the liv ing, and the joy that we get brings ’ry joy to the heart of the Giv (C#m)er, then right (B)here, right (A)now, this is the song I’m sing ing out: (A)I wan na live like there’s no to mor row, love like I’m on bor rowed time. It’s good to be a live. Yeah. Yeah. Hold I wan na live like there’s no to mor row, love like I’m on bor rowed time. It’s good to be a live. Yeah. (E)I (B)won’t take it for grant ed, (C#m)I (E)won’t (A)waste an oth er sec ond. (E)All (B)I want is to give You a (C#m)life (E)well (A)lived to say, “Thank You.” I wan na live like there’s no to mor row, love like I’m on bor rowed time. It’s good to be, it’s (C#m)good to be a live. I wan na live (E)I (B)won’t take it for grant ed, (C#m)I (E)won’t (A)waste an oth er sec ond. (E)All (B)I want is to give You a (C#m)life (E)well (A)lived to say, “Thank You.”

Song Details

Key
E
Tempo
110 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Good To Be Alive" 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.