Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Palace"?

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 "Palace" one hand at a time before combining them.

What is falling notes style for "Palace"?

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. "Palace" is in the key of A at 100 BPM.

Palace — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Palace" by Sam Smith 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 A, 100 BPM.

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

Lyrics

My (A)head is (D)filled with (A)say’n ruins, and most of (F#m)them are (E)built with (F#m)plain you. in’ Now the (D)dust no (E)long er (F#m)moves. in’. Don’t dis (D)turb the (E)ghost of (D)mak you, in’, mmm. They are (A)emp ty, (D)they are (A)worn. Tell me (F#m)what we (E)built this (F#m)for? On my (D)way to (E)some thing (F#m)more, you but you’re that (D)one I (E)can’t ig (F#m)nore, (D)mmm. I’m gon na (F#m)miss you. (D)I still (F#m)care. (D)Some times I (E)wish we (C#7)nev er built this (F#m)pal ace. But (D)real love is nev er a waste of (A)time, (F#m)mmm. Yeah, I (A)know just (D)what you’re (A)say’n ruins, and I re (F#m)gret ev (E)er com (F#m)plain you. in’ ’bout this (D)heart and (E)all it’s (F#m)break in’. It was (D)beau ty (E)we were (D)mak you, in’, mmm. And I (A)know we’ll (D)both move (A)on. You’ll for (F#m)give what (E)I did (F#m)wrong. They will (D)love the (E)bet ter (F#m)more, you but you’re that (D)own the (E)ghost of (F#m)you, (D)mmm. I’m gon na (F#m)miss you. (D)I still (F#m)care. (D)Some times I (E)wish we (C#7)nev er built this (F#m)pal ace. But (D)real love is nev er a waste of (A)time, (F#m)mmm. Yeah, I (A)time. I’m (A)time. But (D)real love is nev er a waste of (A)time.

Try other practice modes:

Beginner Lead Sheet Bar Sheet Simple Sheet

Song Details

Category: Pop
Key: A
Tempo: 100 BPM
Difficulty: easy
Artist: Sam Smith

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How to Play "Palace" 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.