Look Away — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Look Away" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of A, 86 BPM.

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

Lyrics

When you (A)called me up this morn ing, ers told me ’bout the (F#m7)new ter love you found, I said, “I’m (D)hap py for you, yeah, I’m that’s real how ly it (D)hap py for you.” I Found some one else; I guess I (F#m7)won’t be com ing ’round. I guess it’s (D)o ver, ba by. wish you It’s real ly (Esus)o ver, (E)ba by, whoa. And from what you said, I know you’ve (A)got ten o ver me. It ’ll nev er be pared the (F#m)way it used to (E)be. you. So if it’s got ta be this (Bm7)way, don’t wor ry, ba by, I can (Esus)take the news o (E)kay. (CN.C.)But if you (A)see me walk ing by and the (Dsus2)tears are in my eyes, look a (A)way. (D)Ba by, look a (Esus)way. And if we meet (A)on the street some day and I (Dsus2)don’t know what to say, look a (A)way. (D)Ba by, look a (Esus)way. Don’t look at me. I (E)don’t want you to see me this (A)way. When we (A)both a greed this as lov ers told me we were (F#m7)bet ter off as friends, that’s how it (D)had to be, you, yeah, I’m that’s real how ly it (D)had to be. you.” I tell you I’m fine, I but some (F#m7)times I just pre tend. Wish you were (D)hold ing me, by. wish you were still ly (Esus)hold ing (E)me, by, whoa. I just nev er thought that I would (A)be re placed so soon. It I was n’t pre pared to (F#m)hear those words to (E)from you. I know I want ed to be (Bm7)free. Yeah, ba by, this is how we (Esus)want ed it to (E)be. (CN.C.)But if you (A)see me walk ing by and the (Dsus2)tears are in my eyes, look a (A)way. (D)Ba by, look a (Esus)way. And if we meet (A)on the street some day and I (Dsus2)don’t know what to say, look a (A)way. (D)Ba by, look a (Esus)way. Don’t look at me. I (E)don’t want you to see me this (A)way. When we (E)don’t want you to see me this (F#m)way. If you (B)see me walk ing by and the (Esus2)tears are in my eyes, look a (B)way. (E)Ba by, look a (F#sus)way. And if we meet (B)on the street some day and I (Esus2)don’t know what to say, look a (B)way. (E)Ba by, look a (F#sus)way. Don’t look at me. I (C#sus2)don’t want you to (F#)see me. If you (B)see me walk ing by and the (Esus2)tears are in my eyes, look a (B)way. (E)Ba by, look a (F#sus)way. Don’t look at me. I (C#sus2)don’t want you to (F#)see me. If you (C#sus2)don’t want you to (F#sus)see (F#)me. When you (B)called me up this morn ing, told me ’bout the (G#m7)new love you found, I said, “I’m (E)hap py for you, I’m real ly (E)hap py for you.”

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Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
A
Tempo
86 BPM
Difficulty
hard
Artist
Chicago

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How to Play "Look Away" 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.