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People Ain't No Good — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial
Watch "People Ain't No Good" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 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 C, 105 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
Lyrics
Peo ple just (C)ain’t no good.
I think that’s well (C)un der stood.
You can see it ev ’ry (C)where you look.
Peo ple just ain’t no (G)good.
We were mar ried un der (C)cher ry trees;
un der blos soms we (C)made our vows.
All the blos soms come day (C)sail ing down
and through the streets and through the (G)play grounds.
The sun would stream (C)on the sheets;
wok en by soms the (C)morn ing bird.
We’d the buy the Sun day (C)news pa pers
and nev er read a sin gle (G)word.
grounds.
The sun would stream Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
Sea sons came
and (C)sea sons went.
The win ter stripped tling the the (C)blos soms bare.
A dif f’rent tree she now the (C)lines the streets,
shak ing its fists in the (G)air.
The win ter slammed us like a (C)fist.
sons went.
The win dows rat tling in the (C)gales, soms bare.
A dif to which she drew the (C)cur tains streets,
made out of her wed ding (G)veils.
The win ter slammed us like a Peo ple, they (F)good
at
(G)all.
To our (C)love send a doz en white (F)lil ies.
To our (C)love a send a cof fin of (F)wood.
To our (C)love let all the pink eyed (F)pi geons coo
that (Dm)peo ple, they just ain’t no (G)good.
To our (C)love send a back all the (F)let ters.
To our (C)love, a val en tine fin of (F)blood.
To our (C)love let all the jilt ed (F)lov ers cry
that (Dm)peo ple, they just ain’t no (G)good.
To our (G)good.
It ain’t that in their (C)hearts they’re bad.
They can com fort you; some (C)e ven try.
They nurse you when you’re (C)ill of health.
ba by.
They Peo ple bur y you when you (G)go and die.
It ain’t that in their (C)hearts they’re bad.
They’d stick by fort you; you (C)if they could.
Ah, but that’s just you’re (C)bull, of health.
ba by.
They Peo ple just y ain’t no you (G)good.
and die.
It ain’t that in their
Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good
at
(G)all.
Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good.
(F)Peo ple, they (C)ain’t
(G)no
(F)good
at
(G)all.
Peo ple, they (F)good
at
(G)all.
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How to Play "People Ain't No Good" on Piano
- 1Pick 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.
- 2Practice 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.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.