Learn "Summer, Highland Falls" by Billy Joel on Piano

Master "Summer, Highland Falls" by Billy Joel with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Pop arrangement is in the key of Bb at 120 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 120 BPM.

Lyrics

They say that (F5)these are not the best of times, but (Gm11)they’re the on ly times I’ve ev er (F5)known. And I be (F5)lieve there is a time for med i ta tion in ca (Bb)the drals of our (C)own. (A7)Now I have (Dm)seen that sad sur (F)ren der in my (Bb)lov er’s eyes, and (G7sus)I can on ly stand. a part and (Csus)sym pa thize. For we are (Bb)al ways what our (F)sit u a tions hand us, it’s eith er (C)sad ness or eu pho ri a. So we’ll (F5)ar gue and we’ll com pro mise, and (Gm7)re al ize that (Bb)noth ing’s ev er changed. For all our mu tu al ex (Fmaj7)per i ence, our sep a rate con clu sions are the (C)same. (A7)Now we are (Dm)forced to rec og nize our in hum an i ty. Our (G7sus)rea son co ex (G7)ists with our in (Csus)san i ty. And though we (Bb)choose be tween re al i ty and (Gm7)mad ness, it’s eith er (C)sad ness or eu pho ri a. (A)How (Dm)thought less ly we (F)dis si pate our (Bb)en er gies. Per (G7sus)haps we don’t ful fill each oth er’s (Csus)fan ta sies. And as we (Bb)stand up on the ledg es of our lives with our (C)res pect ive sim i (Bb)lar i ties, it’s eith er (Csus2)sad ness or eu pho ri a. (F)Whoa ho, ho. Whoa, ho, ho, (Bb)whoa.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
Bb
Tempo
120 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Summer, Highland Falls" 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.