Is "The Freshmen" easy to play on piano?

This is an advanced arrangement in the key of E at 100 BPM. Use our speed control to slow it down while learning the trickier sections.

What key is "The Freshmen" in?

"The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe is in the key of E. Our simplified arrangement makes it accessible with color-coded notes and interactive playback.

Learn "THE FRESHMEN" by The Verve Pipe on Piano

Master "THE FRESHMEN" by The Verve Pipe with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of E at 100 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

Tip: Break "THE FRESHMEN" into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo until they feel natural.

Lyrics

friend When I was young, I knew ev (A5)’ry ca thing. tion to for get her. His (C#m)She, a punk who rare ly ev er (A)took ad vice. ium and slept. And Now I’m (E)guilt strick en, sob bing with my (A5)head on the floor. Thinks (C#m)Stop a ba by’s breath and and a (A)shoe ful of rice, wept. now. says I (A)can’t be held re spon si ble, ’cause (A)she was touch ing her face. I (A)won’t be held re spon si ble. She fell in (A)love in the first place. For the life of me, I can not re mem ber what made us think that we were (A)wise and we’d nev er com pro (E)mise. For the life of me, I can not be lieve we’d (C#m)ev er die for these sins. (A)We were mere ly fresh men. My best friend We took a week’s our va of (A5)all ca of tion this. for We nev er (C#m)girl a took a week’s ly worth of (A)Val tion ships ium and slept. and now he’s (E)guilt strick en, sob bing with his (A5)head on the floor. We (C#m)fell a bout her now and how he (A)nev er real ly slip. He say I (A)can’t be held re spon si ble, ’cause (A)she was touch ing her face. I (A)won’t be held re spon si ble. She fell in (A)love in the first place. For the life of me, I can not re mem ber what made us think that we were (A)wise and we’d nev er com pro (E)mise. For the life of me, I can not be lieve we’d (C#m)ev er die for these sins. (A)We were mere ly fresh men. My best Hey, yeah, yeah, (A)yeah, yeah. Hey, yeah. Hey, yeah, yeah, (A)yeah, yeah. For the life of me, I can not re mem ber what made us think that (B)we were (A)wise and we’d nev er com pro (E)mise. For the life of me, I can not be lieve we’d (C#m)ev er die for these (B)sins. (A)We were mere ly fresh men. For the life of me, I can not re mem ber what made us think that (B)we were (A)wise and we’d nev er com pro (E)mise. For the life of me, I can not be lieve we’d (C#m)ev er die for these (B)sins. (A)We were mere ly fresh men. We were mere ly fresh men. We were on ly fresh men.

Song Details

Category: Pop
Key: E
Tempo: 100 BPM
Difficulty: hard
Artist: The Verve Pipe

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