La Vie Boheme — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "La Vie Boheme" by Jonathan Larson 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 Db, 96 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

(La Vie Bo heme.) (La Vie Bo heme.) (La Vie Bo heme.) (La Vie Bo heme.) (La Vie To Bo days heme.) of in spi ra tion, play in’ hook y, mak in’ some thin’ (La out Vie ta Bo noth heme.) in’. The need to ex press, to com mu ni (La cate. Vie To Bo go heme.) ing a gainst the grain, go ing in sane, (La Vie go Bo ing heme.) mad. To (La lov Vie ing Bo ten heme.) sion, no pen sion, to more than one di men sion. (La Vie To Bo starv heme.) ing for at ten tion, hat ing con ven tion, hat ing pre (La ten Vie sion. Bo heme.) Not to men tion, of course, hat ing dear old (La Vie Mom Bo and heme.) Dad. (La Vie To Bo (Eb7)rid heme.) ing your bike mid day past the three (La piece Vie Bo (Db7)suits. heme.) To fruits! To no ab so lutes! To (La Ab Vie so Bo (Ab)lut! heme.) To choice! To the Vil lage Voice. (La Vie To Bo (Eb)an heme.) y pass ing fad. To (E)be ing an us for once, in (Ebsus)stead of a them. La Vie Bo (Ab)heme. La Vie Bo (Bb)heme. To (Ab)hand craft ed beers, made in (Bbm)lo cal brew er ies. tion. To (Ab)yo ga, to yo gurt, to rice and beans (Bbm)and cheese. To (Ab)leath er, to dil dos, to (Bbm)cur ry vin da loo. tion. To (Ab)hue vos ran che ros and rice and beans (Bbm)and cheese. To Ma ya An ge lou. E (Ab)mo tion, de vo tion, to (Bbm)caus ing a com mo tion. Cre (Ab)a tion, va ca tion. to rice and beans (Bbm)and cheese. To Ma ya An ge lou. E Mu cho mas tur ba tion. Com (La Vie Bo heme.) (La Vie Bo heme.) (La Vie To Bo days heme.) of in spi ra tion, play in’ hook y, mak in’ some thin’ (La out Vie ta Bo noth heme.) in’. The need to ex press, to com mu ni (La cate. Vie To Bo go heme.) ing a gainst the grain, go ing in sane, (La Vie go Bo ing heme.) mad. To (La lov Vie ing Bo ten heme.) sion, no pen sion, to more than one di men sion. (La Vie To Bo starv heme.) ing for at ten tion, hat ing con ven tion, hat ing pre (La ten Vie sion. Bo heme.) Not to men tion, of course, hat ing dear old (La Vie Mom Bo and heme.) Dad. (La Vie To Bo (Eb7)rid heme.) ing your bike mid day past the three (La piece Vie Bo (Db7)suits. heme.) To fruits! To no ab so lutes! To (La Ab Vie so Bo (Ab)lut! heme.) To choice! To the Vil lage Voice. (La Vie To Bo (Eb)an heme.) y pass ing fad. To (E)be ing an us for once, in (Ebsus)stead of a them. La Vie Bo (Ab)heme. La Vie Bo (Bb)heme. To (Ab)pas sion, to fash ion, to (Bbm)pas sion when it’s new. tion. To (Ab)Son tag, to Sond heim, to rice and beans (Bbm)and cheese. To Ma ya An ge lou. E Mu cho mas tur ba tion. Com an y thing ta boo. (Eb7)Gins berg, Dyl an, Cun ning ham, and Cage. Len ny Bruce! Lang ston Hughes! To the stage! To U ta, to Bud dha, Pab lo Ne ru da, too. Why (E)Doro thy and To to went o ver the rain bow, to (Ebsus)blow off Aunt ie Em. La Vie Bo (Ab)heme. (Ab)Bi sex u als, tri sex u als, Ho mo sa pi ens, car (Bbm)cin o (Ab)gens, hal lu ci no gens, men, Pee Wee Her man. (Ab)Ger man wine, tur pen tine, Ger trude Stein, An to ni o ni, (Bbm)Ber to (Ab)luc ci, Ku ro sa wa, “Car mi na Bu ra na.” To (Eb7)ap a thy, to en tro py, to em pa thy, ec sta sy, Vá clav Ha vel, The Sex Pis tols, A. B. (Ab)C. To no shame, nev er play in’ the fame (Eb)game. To ma ri jua na! To (E)sod om y, it’s be tween God and me. To S. and M. La Vie Bo (Ab)heme. To (C7)dance! No way to make a liv ing, mas och is m, pain, per (F)fec tion, (C7)mus cle spa sms, chi ro prac tors, short ca reers, eat ing dis or ders. (D7)Film! Ad ven ture, te di um, no fam i ly, bor ing lo (G)ca tions, (D7)dark rooms, per fect fac es, e gos, mon ey, Hol ly wood and sleaze. (E7)Mu sic! Food of love, e mo tion, math e mat ics, i so (A)la tion, (E7)rhy thm, pow er, feel ing, har mo ny, and heav y com pe ti tion. (Gb7)An ar chy! Rev o lu tion, jus tice scream ing for so (Cb)lu tions, (Gb7)forc ing chang es, risk and dan ger, mak ing noise and mak ing pleas. To (Db)fag gots, lez zies, dykes, cross dress ers, too. To me, to me, to me, to you and you and you, you, and (Gb)you! To peo ple liv ing with, liv ing with, liv ing with, (Db)not dy ing from dis ease. Let (D)he a mong us (Bm7)with out sin be the (Dbsus)first to con demn La Vie Bo (Gb7)heme. La Vie Bo heme. (La Vie Bo An heme.) y one out of the main stream, (La Vie is Bo an heme.) y one in the main stream? (La Vie Bo An heme.) y one a live with a sex drive. (La Vie Bo Tear heme.) down the wall. Aren’t we all? The (Db7)op po site of war is n’t peace, it’s cre (B7)a tion. La Vie Bo (Db5)heme. Vi va La Vie Bo heme!

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
Db
Tempo
96 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "La Vie Boheme" 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.