Can I practice left and right hand separately for "The Great Escape"?

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 "The Great Escape" one hand at a time before combining them.

What is falling notes style for "The Great Escape"?

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. "The Great Escape" is in the key of E at 150 BPM.

The Great Escape — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls 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 E, 150 BPM.

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

Lyrics

Pa per bags and plas tic hearts, all our be long ings in shop ping carts. It’s good bye but (Asus2)we got one more night. Let’s get drunk and the ride of a round and make peace with an emp ty town. And (Asus2)We can make it right. Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day. We’ll make the (E5)great es cape. And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say. They don’t know us (E5)an y way. Watch it burn, let it die ’cause (Asus2)we are fi n’ly free to night. To per night will change our lives. It’s so be good to be by your side but we’ll cry. We (Asus2)won’t give up the fight. We’ll scream loud at the top of our lungs and they’ll think it’s just ’cause we’re young. And (Asus2)we’ll feel so a live. Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day. We’ll make the (E5)great es cape. And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say. They don’t know us (E5)an y way. Watch it burn, let it die ’cause (Asus2)we are fi n’ly free to night. to night. All of the wast ed time, the (E)hours that were left be hind, the (F#m11)an swers that we’ll nev er find: (Bsus)They don’t mean a thing to night. Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day. We’ll make the (E5)great es cape. We won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say. They don’t know us (E5)an y way. Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day. We’ll make the (E5)great es cape. And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say. They don’t know us (E5)an y way. Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day. We’ll make the (E5)great es cape. And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say. They don’t know us (E5)an y way. Throw it a (E5)an y way. Watch it burn, let it die ’cause (Asus2)we are fi n’ly free to night.

Try other practice modes:

Beginner Lead Sheet Bar Sheet Simple Sheet

Song Details

Category: Pop
Key: E
Tempo: 150 BPM
Difficulty: medium
Artist: Boys Like Girls

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How to Play "The Great Escape" 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.