Semi-charmed Life — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Semi-charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind 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

(G)Doo doo doot (D)doo doo doot doo. (C)Doo doo doot doo doo doot doo. (G)Doo doo doot (D)doo doo doot doo. (C)Doo doo doot. I’m packed and I’m (D)hold ing. I’m smil ing, she’s liv ing, she’s of gold en, she (C)lives for me. wish I could get Says she lives some for me, o (D)va tion, smil ing in her own tures mo ti va tion. (C)She ing comes tal round will and you she un goes you down It on me. stop, I And I’ll make you smile, like a drug for you. tick tock Do ev er what you want to do, com ing o ver (G)you. Keep on smil ing what we go through. One stop to the rhy thm that di vides you. And I speak to you like the cho rus to the (C)verse. Chop an oth er line like a co da with a (G)curse. Come on like a (D)freak show takes the stage. We give them the games we play. She say, (G)“I want (D)some thing (C)else to get me through this (D)sem i charmed kind of life, ba by, ba by. (G)I want (D)some thing else, I’m not lis tening when you say good (C)bye.” (G)bumped up. I took the (D)hit that I was giv en, then I (C)bumped a gain, then I bumped a gain. I said how do I get (C)back there to the (D)place where I fell a (C)sleep in side you? (D)How do I get my (C)self back to the (D)place where you said, (G)“I want (D)some thing (C)else to get me through this (D)sem i charmed kind of life, ba by, ba by. (G)I want (D)some thing else, I’m not lis tening when you say good (C)bye.” I be lieve in the (D)sand be neath my toes. The beach gives a feel ing, an earth y (G)feel ing. I be lieve in the faith that grows, and the four right chords can make me cry. (C)When I’m with you I feel like I could die, and that would be all right, all right. And when the (D)plane came in, she said she was crash ing. The vel vet, it (C)rips in the cit y. We tripped on the urge to feel a live, but (G)now I’m strug gling to sur vive. Those (D)days you were wear ing that (C)vel vet dress. (D)You’re the priest ess, I (C)must con fess. Those (D)lit tle red pant ies, they (C)pass the test. Slides (G)up a (CN.C.)round the bel ly, face down on the mat tress. (G)One, and you (G)hold me, and we are (G)bro ken. Still it’s (G)all that I want to do, just a lit tle now. Feel my self (D)head made of the ground. I’m scared I’m not com ing down. No, no, and I won’t run for my life. (C)She’s got her jaws now locked down in a smile, but noth ing is all right, all right. (G)I want some thing else to get me (G)through this life, ba by. (G)I want some thing else, not lis tening (G)when you say good (C)bye, good (C)bye, good (C)bye, good (G)bye. (G)Doo doo doot (D)doo doo doot doo. (C)Doo doo doot doo doo doot doo. (G)Doo doo doot (D)doo doo doot doo. The sky was gold, it was rose. I was (D)tak ing sips of it through my (C)nose, and I wish I could get back there some place, (G)back there in the (D)place we used to (C)start. (G)Doo doo doot (D)doo doo doot doo. (C)Doo doo doot doo doo doot doo. (G)Doo doo doot (D)doo doo doot doo.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
G
Tempo
100 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Semi-charmed Life" 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.