Sympathy For The Devil — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "Sympathy For The Devil" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of E, 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

Please al low me to in tro (D)duce my self; I’m a (A)man of wealth and (E)taste. I’ve been a round for a long, long year, stole (A)man y a man’s soul and (E)faith. I was a round when (D)Je sus Christ had his (A)mo ment of doubt and (E)pain. Made damn sure (D)Pi late washed his (A)hands and sealed his (E)fate. Oh! Pleased to meet you; hope you guess my name. Oh, yeah. But what’s (B)puz zlin’ you is the na ture of my (E)game. I stuck a round Saint (D)Pe ters burg when I (A)saw it was a time for a change. I killed the czar and his (D)min is ters; An a (A)sta sia screamed in (E)vain. I rode a tank, held a (D)gen ’ral’s rank when the (A)Blitz krieg raged and the (E)bod ies stank. Ooh. Pleased to meet you; hope you guess my name. Oh, yeah. Oh, what’s (B)puz zlin’ you is the na ture of my (E)game. Ha, ha! I (Ooh, watched with ooh. glee as your kings Ooh, and ooh. queens fought for ten dec Ooh, ades ooh. for the gods they Ooh, made. ooh. I shout ed out, Ooh, ooh. “Who killed the Ken ne dys?” Ooh, ooh. When af ter all, Ooh, ooh. it was you and Ooh, me. ooh. So Ooh, let me ooh. please in tro duce my Ooh, self; ooh. I’m a man Ooh, of ooh. wealth and taste. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, I ooh. laid traps for trou ba dours Ooh, ooh. who get killed be fore Ooh, they ooh. reach Bom bay. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh.) (Ooh, Pleased to ooh. meet you; Ooh, hope you ooh. guess my name. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, yeah. Ooh, ooh. But what’s puz zlin’ Ooh, ooh. you is the na ture ooh. of my game. Ooh, ooh. Yeah. Ooh, ooh.) (Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh.) (Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh.) Oh, Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh.) game. Ooh, ooh.) Oh, yeah. Just as ev ’ry cop’s a (D)crim i nal and (A)all the sin ners saints, as heads is tails, just call me (D)Lu ci fer, ’cause I’m in (A)need of some re (E)straint. If you meet me (Ooh, ooh. have some cour te sy, Ooh, ooh. have some sym pa Ooh, thy ooh. and some taste. Ooh, ooh. Use all Ooh, your ooh. well learned pol i Ooh, tesse, ooh. or I’ll lay Ooh, your ooh. soul to waste. Ooh, ooh. Oh. Ooh, ooh.) (Ooh, Pleased to ooh. meet you; Ooh, hope you ooh. guess my name. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, yeah. Ooh, ooh. But what’s puz zlin’ Ooh, ooh. you is the na ture ooh. of my game. Ooh, ooh. Oh, yeah. Ooh, ooh.) (Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh.) (Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh.) Ooh, ooh.) (Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh. Ooh, ooh.)

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Falling NotesLead SheetBar SheetSimple Sheet

Song Details

Category
Rock
Key
E
Tempo
100 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Sympathy For The Devil" 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.