Heaven Help Me — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Heaven Help Me" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of A, 104 BPM.

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

Lyrics

I (A)don’t en joy (E)be ing her (D)jail er. I (A)don’t rel ish (E)tell ing her, “No!” But (Dmaj7)then I think what if I (C#m7)fail her? (Cmaj7)How can I (Bm7)just let her (E7sus)go? (A)I strive to (E)be a good (D)preach er. I (A)try not to (E)go o ver (F#sus2)board. But (Dmaj7)then I think, if I can’t (C#m7)reach her, (G)how can I face my (E)Lord? (A)Heav en (F#m7)help me (B)shoul der (E)my load; (A)ev ’ry (D)day’s a (D)strug gle. (E)Still, (Fdim7)some one’s got to (F#m7)take the high road. If I (E)don’t, who (Asus)will? (C)I be came a (F)man of God to do His work, to spread His word, to (F)ease some pain and (Em7)dry some (Am)tears. (Dm7)That (Gsus)was the (Csus)plan. But (F#m)I (E)might have thought twice if on ly I (A)knew that (F)I’d spend (C)all of my time say ing, (Dm7)“Ainh, ainh, ainh, (Em7)no! No! Don’t (G)do that!” See, (Bb)ev ’ry one (F)prays for sal (Eb)va tion. I’m (Bb)hap py to (F)give them the (Gsus)tools. The (Ebmaj7)prob lem is— here’s my frus (Dm7)tra tion (Dbmaj7)no bod y wants to have (F)rules. So (A)Heav en (F#m7)help me (B)with my (E)la bors. (A)How can (D)you ex (D)pect one man to (Fdim7)save his fam ’ly (F#m)and his neigh bors? Heav en (C#m7)help me. Oh, Heav en (B7)help me. If Heav en can’t, who (A)can?

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Song Details

Key
A
Tempo
104 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Heaven Help Me" 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.