Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"?

Yes! Our Top Down mode lets you isolate the left hand (bass clef), right hand (treble clef), or play both together. This makes it easy to master "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" one hand at a time before combining them.

What is falling notes style for "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"?

Falling notes (also known as Synthesia or piano waterfall) shows color-coded rectangles falling from the top of the screen onto a virtual keyboard. Each note's position matches the piano key you need to press. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is in the key of D at 150 BPM.

Only Love Can Break Your Heart — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Neil Young 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 D, 150 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

Lyrics

(A)When you were (D)young and (G)on your (A)own, how did it (D)feel to (G)be a (A)lone? (D)I was al ways think ing of (G)games that I was play ing, (D)try ing to make the best of my (G)time. (A)But on ly (G)love can break your (F#m)heart, try to be (G)sure right (G)from the (A)start. Yes, on ly (G)love can break your (F#m)heart, what if your (G)world should (G)fall a (A)part? (A)I have a (D)friend I’ve (G)nev er (A)seen, he hides his (D)head in (G)side a (A)dream. (D)Some one al should call him and (G)see if he can come out, (D)try ing to lose the down that he’s (G)found. (A)But on ly (G)love can break your (F#m)heart, try to be (G)sure right (G)from the (A)start. Yes, on ly (G)love can break your (F#m)heart, what if your (G)world should (G)fall a (A)part? (A)I have a (D)friend I’ve (G)nev er (A)seen, he hides his (D)head in (G)side a (A)dream. Yes, on ly (D)love can (G)break your (A)heart. Yes, on ly (D)love can (G)break your (A)heart. (A)heart.

Try other practice modes:

Beginner Lead Sheet Bar Sheet Simple Sheet

Song Details

Category: Rock
Key: D
Tempo: 150 BPM
Difficulty: easy
Artist: Neil Young

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How to Play "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" on Piano

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
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
Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
4
Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
5
Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.