Heartless — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Heartless" by Kanye West 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, 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

In the night I hear them talk, the cold est sto ry ev er told. Some where far a long this road he lost his soul to a wom an so heart less. How could you be so heart less? Oh, how could you be so heart less? How could you be so cold as the win ter wind when it breeze, yo. Just re mem ber that you talk ing to me, yo. You need to (G)watch the way you talk ing to me, yo. I mean (Am)af ter all the things that we been through, I mean af ter all the things we got in to. Hey yo, I know there are some things you ain’t told me. Hey yo, I (G)did some things but that’s the old me. And now you (Am)want to get me back and you gon’ show me, so you walk a round like you don’t know me. You got a new friend, well, I’ve got hom ies. But in the (G)end it’s still so lone ly. In the night I hear them talk, the cold est sto ry ev er told. Some where far a long this road, he lost his soul to a wom an so heart less. How could you be so heart less? Oh, how could you be so heart less? How could you be so Doc tor E vil? You’re bring ing out a side of me that I don’t know. On a Sat ur day we weren’t gon’ speak, so (G)why we up three A. M. on the phone? Why though she be so mad at me for? Hom ie, I don’t know, she’s hot and cold. I won’t stop, won’t mess my groove up ’cause I (G)al read y know how this thing goes. You (Am)run and tell your friends that you’re leav ing me. They say that they don’t see what you see in me. You wait a cou ple months then you gon’ see you’ll (G)nev er find no bod y bet ter than In me. the night Talk ing, talk ing, talk ing, talk. Ba by, let’s just knock it off. They don’t know what (G)we been through, they don’t know ’bout (Am)me and you. So why I got some thing new to see? And you just gon’t keep hat ing me. And we just gon’ be (CN.C.)en e mies. I know you can’t be lieve I could just leave it wrong. And you can’t make it right, I’m gon’ take off to night, in to In the the night. night I hear them talk, the cold est sto ry ev er told. Some where far a long this road he lost his soul to a wom an so heart less. How could you be so heart less? Oh, how could you be so heart less? On and on and on and on and (G)on and, and on and on and (F)on. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah, ah.

Song Details

Category
Hip-Hop/Rap
Key
A
Tempo
88 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Heartless" 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.