If You Love Somebody Set Them Free — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" by Sting 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, 120 BPM.

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

Lyrics

Free, free, set them (G9)free. Free, free, set them (G9)free. Free, free, set them (G9)free. If you (Dm7)need some bod y, just look in to my my (F)eyes, name. or a whip want (F)ping boy, one, some one (G)to (Dm7)de spise. Or a pris to ’ner in the dark cious, tied to up it in chains, throw you just can’t key. see. You Or to a beast to your in a gild sion, ed cage; that’s all some peo ple ev er want to be. me. If you love some bod y if you (G)love some one, if you love some bod y, if you (G)love some (Am7)one, set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) (G)Set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) (G)Set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) (G)Set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) If (G)it’s a mir ror (Dm7)you want, just call in to my my (F)eyes, name. If you whip want (F)ping some one, you can (G)do (Dm7)the same. If you want to keep some thing pre cious, got to lock it up and throw a way the key. see. You want to hold on to your in pos ses sion, ed cage; that’s don’t e ven think a er bout to be. me. If you love some bod y if you (G)love some one, if you love some bod y, if you (G)love some (Am7)one, set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) (G)Set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) (G)Set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) (G)Set them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) If (G)it’s a mir ror (Dm7)you want, them free.) You can’t con (F)trol an in de pen dent heart. what you can’t keep.) (Gm7)Can’t tear the (F)one you love a part. (Can’t love what you can’t keep.) For (Gm7)ev er (Gm7)con di tioned to be (F)lieve that we can’t live, we can’t (C)live here and be hap py with less. With (Gm7)so man (Gm7)y rich es, so man y souls, with (C)ev ’ry thing we see that we (C)want to pos sess. If you (Dm7)need some bod y, (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) Set (G)them (Dm9)free. (Free, (C)free, (Am7)set them free.) Set (G)them (Dm9)free.

Song Details

Category
Rock
Key
A
Tempo
120 BPM
Difficulty
medium
Artist
Sting

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How to Play "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" 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.