Round Here — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Round Here" by Counting Crows 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 G, 100 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

(Csus2)Step out the front door like a ghost in to the fog where no one no tic (Em7)es the con trast of white on white. And in be (Csus2)tween the moon and you the an gels gets a bet ter view of the crum bl (Em7)ing dif fer ence be tween wrong and right. I walk (Csus2)in the air car in be tween the rain, (Dsus)through my self and back a gain. a Where? (Em7)says she’s close to un I don’t der know. stand ing (G)Je sus. Ma ri a (Csus2)says she’s dy ing. Through the door I (Dsus)hear her cry ing. Why? She trou I (Em7)tired don’t act ing know. nor mal when she’s ner (G)some vous. Round here we al ways stand up straight. Round here (D)some thing ra di ates. Ma ri a (Csus2)came from Nash ville with a suit case in her hand. She where said she’d like to (Em7)meet a boy who looks like El vis. She walks a (Csus2)long the edge of where the o cean meets a the ter land just like she’s walk (Em7)ing on a wire in the cir and cus. She parks (Csus2)her car out car in side of my house, (Dsus)takes “Man, her should clothes to off, a shot. (Em7)Can’t you see my walls I don’t der know. are ing (G)crum bling?” And she knows (Csus2)she’s more than just a lit tle mis (Dsus)un der stood. She has She says ble (Em7)tired don’t of life; know. she must be tired of (G)some thing. Round here we’re carv ing out our names. Round here (D)we all look the same. Ma ri a Round here (C)we’re we talk just like li (D)ear ons, but we (Em)sac ri fice like lambs. Round (C)here here we stay up ver she’s slip y, ping ver through y, my ver hands. y, ver y late. Sleep ing chil dren (D)got to run like the wind (C)out of the (D)light ning dream. Ma ma’s lit tle ba by (D)bet ter get her self in (C)out of the (D)light ning. I can’t see noth (C)ing, noth (D)ing a round here. You catch me if I’m fall (C)ing. You catch me if I’m fall ing. Will you catch me, ’cause I’m fall ing down on you. I said I’m un der the gun a round here. Oh man, I said I’m (Csus2)un der the gun a round here. And I can’t see noth ing, noth (D5)ing a round (E5)here.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
G
Tempo
100 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Round Here" 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.