Can I practice left and right hand separately for "Song For A Winter's Night"?

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 "Song For A Winter's Night" one hand at a time before combining them.

What is falling notes style for "Song For A Winter's Night"?

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. "Song For A Winter's Night" is in the key of Eb at 120 BPM.

Song For A Winter's Night — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Song For A Winter's Night" by Gordon Lightfoot 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, 120 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

Lyrics

The lamp is (F)burn ing low up on my ta ble (Eb)top; the snow is (F7)soft ly (Bb)fall ing. The air is (F)still with in the (Gm)si lence of my (Eb)room; (Bb)I hear your voice soft ly (Bb)call ing. If I could (F7)on ly (Eb)have you (F)near to breathe a (Gm)sigh or (Cm7)two, I would be (F)hap py just to hold the hands I (Eb)love (Bb)up on this (F7)win ter’s night with (Bb)you. The fire is (F)dy ing now, my lamp is grow ing (Eb)dim; the shades of (F7)night are (Bb)lift ing. The morn ing (F)light with steals a (Gm)cross my win dow (Eb)pane (Bb)where webs of snow soft are (Bb)drift ing. If I could (F7)on ly (Eb)have you (F)near to breathe a (Gm)sigh or (Cm7)two, I would be (F)hap py just to hold the hands I (Eb)love (Bb)up on this (F7)win ter’s night with (Bb)you. up on this (F7)win ter’s night with (D7)you; and to be (F7)once a gain with (Bb)you.

Try other practice modes:

Beginner Lead Sheet Bar Sheet Simple Sheet

Song Details

Category: Folk
Key: Eb
Tempo: 120 BPM
Difficulty: easy
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot

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How to Play "Song For A Winter's Night" on Piano

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
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
Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
4
Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
5
Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.