Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Hard Habit To Break"?

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 "Hard Habit To Break" one hand at a time before combining them.

What is falling notes style for "Hard Habit To Break"?

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. "Hard Habit To Break" is in the key of F# at 90 BPM.

Hard Habit To Break — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Hard Habit To Break" by Chicago 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 F#, 90 BPM.

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

Lyrics

(F#)I guess I thought you’d be here for ev er; an oth er il lu sion I chose to cre ate. You (B)don’t know what you got un til in’ it’s gone, and I (A#m7)found out a lit tle (F#maj7)too late. (F#m7)I (E)was (A)act ing as if you were luck y to have me, do in’ you a fa vor. (I hard ly knew you were (F#m7)there.) But (D)then you were gone, and it (C#m7)all was wrong. Had (Bm7)no i dea how much of I cared. Now (C)be ing with out you takes a (Em7)lot of get ting used to; should learn to live with it, but I don’t want to. (C)Be ing with out you is (Em7)all a big mis take. In (F)stead of get ting eas i er, it’s the (Fm6)hard est thing to take. I’m ad (F)dict ed to you, babe; you’re a (Ab)hard (Bb)hab it to break. You (F#)found some one else; you had ev ’ry rea son. You know I can’t blame you for run nin’ to him. Two (B)peo ple to geth er but liv in’ a lone; I was (A#m7)spread ing my love tle (F#maj7)too thin. (F#m7)Af (E)ter (A)all of these years you I’m still try’n’ to shake it. Do in’ much a bet ter. (They say that it just takes (F#m7)time.) But (D)deep in the night, it’s an (C#m7)end less fight. I (Bm7)can’t i get you out of my mind. Now (C)be ing with out you takes a (Em7)lot of get ting used to; should learn to live with it, but I don’t want to. (C)Be ing with out you is (Em7)all a big mis take. In (F)stead of get ting eas i er, it’s the (Fm6)hard est thing to take. I’m ad (F)dict ed to you, babe; you’re a (Ab)hard (Bb)hab it to break. You Can’t go (Bb)on, (Eb)just can’t go on, (G7sus)on. Can’t go (Bb)on, (Eb)just can’t go on, (G7sus)on. (Ab)hard (Bb)hab it to break. Such a (Eb)hard (Bb)hab it to break. I’m ad (G9sus)dict ed to (G7)you. You’re a (Ab)hard (Bb)hab it to break. Such a (Eb)hard (Bb)hab it to break. I’m ad (G9sus)dict ed to (G7)you. You’re a

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Song Details

Category: Pop
Key: F#
Tempo: 90 BPM
Difficulty: medium
Artist: Chicago

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How to Play "Hard Habit To Break" 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.
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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.
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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.