Praying For Time — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Praying For Time" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of Eb, 68 BPM.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.

Lyrics

These are the days of the o pen hand; they will not be the last. Look a round now. These (Ebm6)are the days of the beg gars (Ab)and the choos ers. This is the year of the hun gry man whose place is in the past, hand in hand with (Ebm6)ig nor ance and le git i mate ex cus es. The rich de clare them selves poor, and most of us are not (Eb)sure if we have too much. But we’ll (F)take our chanc es ’cause (F)God stopped keep ing (Cm)score. I guess some where a long the way He must ’ve let us all out to play, turned His back and (F)all God’s chil dren crept out the back door. And it’s hard to love. There’s so much to hate hang ing on to hope when there is not (Ab)hope to speak of. And the wound ed skies a bove say it’s much, much too (Bb7)late. Now (Ebm6)may be we should all be (Ab)pray ing for time. These are the days of the o pen hand; they will not be the last. Look a round now. These (Ebm6)are the days of the beg gars (Ab)and the choos ers. This is the year of the hun gry man whose place is in the past, hand in hand with (Ebm6)ig nor ance and le git i mate ex cus es. The rich de clare them selves poor, and most of us are not (Eb)sure if we have too much. But we’ll (F)take our chanc es ’cause (F)God stopped keep ing (Cm)score. I guess some where a long the way He must ’ve let us all out to play, turned His back and (F)all God’s chil dren crept out the back door. And it’s hard to love. There’s so much to hate hang ing on to hope when there is no (Ab)hope to speak of. And the wound ed skies a bove say it’s much, much too (Bb7)late. So (Ebm6)may be we should all be (Ab)pray ing for time.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
Eb
Tempo
68 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Praying For Time" 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.