Lake Shore Drive — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Lake Shore Drive" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of E, 180 BPM.

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

Lyrics

There’s a (E)road I’d like to tell you a bout, (G#m)lives wat in er on my the driv home town. (E)Lake Shore Drive the road is called and it ’ll (G#m)take you up or down. five. From (A)rags on up to rich es, fif green teen if your (G#7)min utes you can fly. There (E)Pret ty blue lights a long the way than (A)help you right on by. And the blue lights peace of shin mind in’ with a (A)heav en ly grace than help rid you in’ on right on by. And there ain’t no road just like it (A)an y where I found. We’re (E)run nin’ south on (C#m)Lake Shore Drive (A)head in’ in to town. We’re just (G#m)slip pin’ on by on (A)L. S. D., Fri day night trou ble bound. And it starts (E)road up north from Hol ly a wood, (G#m)lives wat in er on my the driv in’ side. (E)Con crete moun tains rear in’ up, throw in’ ’ll (G#m)shad ows just a bout five. From (A)Some times you can smell the fif green teen if your (G#7)mind is feel in’ fine. There (E)ain’t ty no fin er place to be than (A)run nin’ Lake Shore Drive. And there’s no lights peace of shin mind in’ or place (A)heav en you see than help rid you in’ on Lake Shore Drive. And there ain’t no road just like it (A)an y where I found. We’re (E)run nin’ south on (C#m)Lake Shore Drive (A)head in’ in to town. We’re just (G#m)slip pin’ on by on (A)L. S. D., Fri day night trou ble bound. And it starts It’s (E)Fri day night and you’re look in’ clean, too (G#m)ear ly to start the rounds. A (E)ten min ute drive from the Gold Coast back makes (G#m)sure you’re pleas ure bound. And it’s (A)four o ’clock in the morn in’ and all the peo ple have gone a way. Just (E)you and your mind and Lake Shore Drive, to (A)mor row is an oth er day. And the sun shine’s fine in the (A)morn in’ time, to mor row is an oth er day.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
E
Tempo
180 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Lake Shore Drive" 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.