La Marseillaise — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "La Marseillaise" by Claude Rouget de Lisle 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 G, 124 BPM.

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

Lyrics

Al lons, en (G)fants de (D)la Pa (G)tri e, Le jour de (C)gloire (Am)est (D7)ar ri (G)vé; Con tre nous de la ty ra (G)ni (D)e, L’é ten (D7)dard san glant est la (G)vé, (CN.C.)L’é ten dard san glant est le vé. En ten dez (D7)vous, dans les cam (G)pa gnes, (G7)Mu (C)gir ces fé (A7)ro ces sol (D)dats? Ils (Gm)vien nent jus que dans nos (D)bras, É gor (A7)ger nos (Eb7)fils, nos com (Dsus)pa (D)gnes. Aux (G)ar mes, ci toy (D)ens! For (G)mez vos ba tail (D)lons! Mar (G)chons, (D7)mar (G)chons! (C)Qu’un (G)sang (C)im (D7)pur a (G)breu ve (D7)nos sil (G)lons! A mour Sa (G)fants de (D)la Pa (G)tri e, Le jour de (C)gloire (Am)est (D7)ar ri (G)vé; Con tre nous de la ty ra (G)ni (D)e, L’é ten (D7)dard san glant est la (G)vé, (CN.C.)L’é ten dard san glant est le vé. En ten dez (D7)vous, dans les cam (G)pa gnes, (G7)Mu (C)gir ces fé (A7)ro ces sol (D)dats? Ils (Gm)vien nent jus que dans nos (D)bras, É gor (A7)ger nos (Eb7)fils, nos com (Dsus)pa (D)gnes. Aux (G)ar mes, ci toy (D)ens! For (G)mez vos ba tail (D)lons! Mar (G)chons, (D7)mar (G)chons! (C)Qu’un (G)sang (C)im (D7)pur a (G)breu ve (D7)nos sil (G)lons! A mour Sa (G)lons!

Song Details

Category
Traditional
Key
G
Tempo
124 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "La Marseillaise" 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.