I Don't Like Mondays — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats 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 B, 144 BPM.

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

Lyrics

The (B)sil i con chip in (D#m7)side her head and gets (E)switched to to o ver (F#)load. And Moth And (B)no bod y’s gon na go to (D#m7)school to day, rocked she’s gon na (E)make them stay at (F#sus2)home. lit tle girl. And (E)Dad dy does n’t un der stand (E)peach it, y keen, he al ways (B)said she was good as gold. (E)mit de feat. And he can see no rea sons ’cause there are no rea sons, what rea son do you need to be (F#)shown? Oh. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like (B)Mon days. Tell me (E)why. I don’t like (F#)Mon days. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like (B)Mon days, I wan na (E)shoot, ooh, (CN.C.)the whole day (B)down. The (B)tel ex ma chine is (D#m7)kept so clean and it (E)types to a wait ing (F#)world. And Moth er (B)feels so y’s shocked, na Fa ther’s (D#m7)world is day, rocked she’s and their (E)thoughts turn to their (F#sus2)own lit tle girl. And (E)Sweet dy six n’t teen, ain’t that (E)peach it, y keen, he no it (B)ain’t so was neat to ad (E)mit de feat. And They can see no rea sons ’cause there are no rea sons, what rea son sons you do to you (F#)need? Oh. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like (B)Mon days. Tell me (E)why. I don’t like (F#)Mon days. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like (B)Mon days, I wan na (E)shoot, ooh, (CN.C.)the whole day (B)down. The (CN.C.)the whole day (D#sus)down, (D#m)down, (D#sus)down, (D#m)shoot it all down. And all the play ing’s stopped in the (D#m7)play ground now, she (E)wants to play with her (F#)toys a while. And (B)school’s out ear ly and (D#m7)soon we’ll be learn ing and the (E)les son to day is (F#)how to die! And then the (E)bull horn crack les and the (E)cap tain tack les with the (B)prob lems and the (Bsus)hows (B)and whys. And he can see (CN.C.)no rea sons ’cause there (E)are (CN.C.)no rea sons, what (E)rea son (CN.C.)do you need to (F#)die, die, oh. And the (B)sil i con chip in (D#m)side her head gets (E)switched to o ver (F#)load. (E)Oh, (CN.C.)and (B)no bod y’s gon na go to (D#m7)school to day, she’s gon na (E)make them stay at (F#)home. And (E)Dad dy does n’t un der stand it, he al ways (B)said she was good as gold. And he can see no rea sons ’cause there are no rea sons, what rea son do you need to be (F#)shown. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like (B)Mon days. Tell me (E)why. I don’t like (F#)Mon days. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like, I don’t like. Tell me (E)why. I don’t like (F#)Mon days. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like, I don’t like. Tell me (E)why. I don’t like (F#)Mon days. Tell me (B)why. I don’t like (D#m7)Mon days. I wan na (E)shoot, ooh. (CN.C.)the whole day (B)down.

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Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
B
Tempo
144 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "I Don't Like Mondays" 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.