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Make Believe It's Your First Time — Classic Piano Sheet Music
About “Make Believe It's Your First Time”
Read "Make Believe It's Your First Time" by Carpenters in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of A. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 90 BPM.
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Lyrics
We’ve tried our (Bm7)hand
at love be (A)fore.
We’ve been a (Bm7)round the game e (Bm)nough
to know the (A)score.
But then is (Dmaj7)then,
and now is (C#m7)now.
And now is all that (D)mat ters
well, that’s an y (G)how.
Make be lieve it’s your first
(C#m7)time;
leave your (E7)sad ness be hind.
Make be (C#m)lieve it’s your (Dmaj7)first time,
and (Bm)I’ll make be (D)lieve it’s (A)mine.
The door is (Bm7)closed;
it’s you and (A)me.
We’ll take our (Bm7)time with love, the (Bm)way
it ought a (A)be.
This mo ment’s (Dmaj7)ours,
to night’s the (C#m7)night.
And if we fall in (D)love, ters
well, that’s al y (G)right.
Make be lieve it’s your first
(C#m7)time;
leave your (E7)sad ness be hind.
Make be (C#m)lieve it’s your (Dmaj7)first time,
and (Bm)I’ll make be (D)lieve it’s (A)mine.
The door is (A)mine.
So (D)close your eyes
and (C#m7)hold me close,
and let our (Bm7)hearts pre (A)tend
that love is ours to share to night,
and it might nev er (G)end.
Make be lieve it’s your (Bb)first time;
leave your (F)sad ness be hind.
Make be (F)lieve it’s your (Ebmaj7)first time, and I’ll make be (Eb)lieve it’s (Bb)mine.
Make be (Bb)lieve it’s your (Bb)first time,
and (Cm7)I’ll make be (Eb)lieve (F7)it’s mine.
Practice tip
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
Questions about this song (13)
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Make Believe It's Your First Time"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature A. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Make Believe It's Your First Time" by Carpenters played in?
- Make Believe It's Your First Time is arranged in the key of A on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Make Believe It's Your First Time"?
- The arrangement plays at 90 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Make Believe It's Your First Time" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "Make Believe It's Your First Time"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Make Believe It's Your First Time"?
- "Make Believe It's Your First Time" was originally performed by Carpenters. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Make Believe It's Your First Time"?
- This arrangement uses 24 chords: A, A7, Bb, Bm, Bm7, C#m, C#m7, C7, +16 more.
- What other songs by Carpenters can I play here?
- Try "O HOLY NIGHT", "BECAUSE WE ARE IN LOVE", "CALLING OCCUPANTS". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Make Believe It's Your First Time" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature A, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 90 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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