Learn "MEAN" by Taylor Swift on Piano

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Master "MEAN" by Taylor Swift with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of E at 150 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

Tip: Break "MEAN" into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo until they feel natural.

Lyrics

(C#m)You, with your (B)words like knives and (Asus2)swords and weap ons that you use a gainst me. (C#m)You have (B)knocked me off my feet a gain, got me feel ing like a noth ing. (C#m)You, with your (B)voice like nails on a (Asus2)chalk board call ing me out when I’m wound ed. (C#m)You, (B)pick ing on the weak er man. Well, you can take me down with just one (A)sin gle blow. But you don’t know what you don’t know. (E)Some day (B)I’ll be (C#m)liv ing in a big ole (A)cit y, and (E)all you’re (B)ev er gon na be is (A)mean. (E)Some day (B)I’ll be (C#m)big e nough so you can’t (A)hit me, and (E)all you’re (B)ev er gon na be is (A)mean. Why (CN.C.)you got ta be so mean? (C#m)You, with your (B)switch ing sides and your (A)wild fire lies and your hu mil i a tion. (C#m)You have (B)point ed out my flaws a gain, as if I don’t (CN.C.)al read y see them. I walk with my head down, try’n’ to (A)block you out ’cause I’ll nev er im press you. (C#m)I just (B)wan na feel o kay a gain. I bet you got pushed a round. Some bod y (A)made you cold. But the cy cle ends right now ’cause you can’t lead me down that road, and you don’t know what you (CN.C.)don’t know. And I can (B)see you years from now in a bar, talk ing o ver a (A)foot ball game with that same big, loud o pin ion, but no bod y’s (A)lis ten ing. Washed up and rant ing a bout the (C#m)same old (B)bit ter (A)things, (B)drunk and grum bling on a bout how (C#m)I (B)can’t (A)sing. But all you are is mean. (A)All you are is (E)mean, and a (B)li ar, and pa (C#m)thet ic, and a (A)lone in life, and (E)mean and (B)mean and (C#m)mean and (A)mean. But (E)some day (B)I’ll be (C#m)liv ing in a big ole (A)cit y, and (E)all you’re (B)ev er gon na be is (A)mean. Oh, (E)some day (B)I’ll be (C#m)big e nough so you can’t (A)hit me, and (E)all you’re (B)ev er gon na be is (A)mean. Why you got ta be so... (E)some day (B)I’ll be (C#m)liv ing in a big ole (A)cit y, and (E)all you’re (B)ev er gon na be is (A)mean. Oh, (E)some day (B)I’ll be (C#m)big e nough so you can’t (A)hit me, and (E)all you’re (B)ev er gon na be is (A)mean. Why you got ta be so... (E)all you’re (B)ev er gon na be is (A)mean. Why you got ta be so mean?

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
E
Tempo
150 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Mean" 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.