Wake Up America — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "Wake Up America" by Miley Cyrus 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, 146 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

Oh, up; can you take care of her? Oh, up, it’s may be you can spare her sev ’ral mo ments of your con sid er a tion, lead ing up to the fi (A)lit nal des ti na tion. Oh, the earth is to call ing out; I wan na learn what it’s all a bout, but day. (G#m)ev ’ry thing I read’s “glo bal (A)warm ing,” “go ing green.” I don’t (G#m)know what all this means, but it (B5)seem to be say ing: Wake up, A mer i ca! We’re (E)all in this to (B)geth er. It’s our (A)home, so let’s take care of it. You (E)know that you want to, you (Emaj7)know that you got to. Wake up, A mer i ca; to (E)mor row, be come the new day. And (B)ev ’ry thing you do mat ters; yeah, (G#m)ev ’ry thing you do (A)mat ters in some (E)way. Stand up; I’ll try take if you will. Wake up, it’s not a you fire spare drill. All she needs is a lit tle sid at ten tion. Can you give her just a (A)lit tle at ten na tion? Oh, it’s eas y to look a way, I but it’s get ting it’s hard er day by day. (G#m)Ev ’ry thing I read’s “glo bal (A)warm ing,” “go ing green.” I don’t (G#m)know what all this means, but it (B5)seem to be say ing: Wake up, A mer i ca! We’re (E)all in this to (B)geth er. It’s our (A)home, so let’s take care of it. You (E)know that you want to, you (Emaj7)know that you got to. Wake up, A mer i ca; to (E)mor row, be come the new day. And (B)ev ’ry thing you do mat ters; yeah, (G#m)ev ’ry thing you do (A)mat ters in some (E)way. (B)ev ’ry thing you do mat ters in some (E)way. I know that (A5)you don’t wan na hear it, es pe cial ly com ing (A5)from some one so young. But in the back seat, (A5)yeah, they wan na hear it. So come on, (Turn it up!) come on, (Turn it up!) so come on! (Turn it up!) (G#m)ev ’ry thing you do (A)mat ters in some (E)way.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
E
Tempo
146 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Wake Up America" 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.