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I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath, scared to rock the (Cm)boat and make a mess.
So I sat qui et ly,
a greed po lite ly.
I guess that I for got I had a choice.
I let you push me (Cm)past the break ing point.
I stood for noth ing, so I fell for ev ’ry thing.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Al read y brush ing (Cm)off the dust.
You (Gm)hear my voice, you hear that sound like thun der gon na (Eb)shake the ground.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Get read y ’cause I’ve (Cm)had e nough.
I (Gm)see it all, I see it now.
I got the (Eb)eye of the ti ger, a fight er, danc ing through the fire.
’Cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar.
Loud er, loud er than a li on ’cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar,
oh,
oh.
You’re gon na hear me roar.
I Now I’m float in’ like a but ter fly.
I Sting in’ like a (Cm)bee, I earned my stripes.
I went from ze ro so to my own he ’ry ro.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Al read y brush ing (Cm)off the dust.
You (Gm)hear my voice, you hear that sound like thun der gon na (Eb)shake the ground.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Get read y ’cause I’ve (Cm)had e nough.
I (Gm)see it all, I see it now.
I got the (Eb)eye of the ti ger, a fight er, danc ing through the fire.
’Cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar.
Loud er, loud er than a li on ’cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar,
oh,
oh.
You’re gon na hear me roar.
You’re gon na hear me roar,
oh,
oh.
You’re gon na hear me roar.
Roar,
oh,
roar,
oh,
roar.
(CN.C.)I got the eye of the ti You’re gon na hear me roar.
Roar — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial
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Watch "Roar" by Katy Perry 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 Eb, 90 BPM.
This arrangement is a great way to build left-hand independence with an oompah bass pattern — your left hand will alternate between a low root note and a higher chord voicing on the offbeats, which gives the song its bouncy, driving feel.
At 90 BPM in E-flat major, the tempo is manageable, but keeping that bass pattern steady while your right hand carries the melody is the real challenge here.
Start hands-separate: get the left-hand oompah locked in until it feels automatic, especially through the Cm-to-Bb and F-to-C transitions, where the hand has to travel quickly.
The C major chord is the sneaky one — it's borrowed from outside the key, so expect your fingers to hesitate there at first.
Loop those two-bar passages at half speed until the shape is in your muscle memory.
Once both hands are comfortable alone, combine them in four-bar chunks.
This is the piece that'll make oompah patterns second nature for you, and that skill transfers to dozens of pop and folk songs down the road.
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About “Roar”
- Can I learn "Roar" with falling notes like Synthesia?
- Yes — Falling Notes mode shows colored note shapes dropping onto a virtual keyboard, the same visual style as Synthesia or piano-tile games. Each note's column matches the piano key you press. Works for "Roar" with hands-separate practice in Eb at 90 BPM.
- What key is "Roar" by Katy Perry played in?
- Roar is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Roar"?
- The arrangement plays at 90 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Roar" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Roar"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Roar"?
- "Roar" was originally performed by Katy Perry. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Roar"?
- This arrangement uses 6 chords: Bb, C, Cm, Eb, F, Gm.
- What other songs by Katy Perry can I play here?
- Try "BY THE GRACE OF GOD", "CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM", "DARK HORSE". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Roar"?
- 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 "Roar" one hand at a time before combining them.
- What is falling notes style for "Roar"?
- 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. "Roar" is in the key of Eb at 90 BPM.
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