What key is "We Built This City" in?

"We Built This City" by Starship is in the key of Bb with a tempo of 150 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "We Built This City" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "We Built This City" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

What chords are used in "We Built This City"?

This arrangement of "We Built This City" uses 10 chords: Am, Am7, Bb, Bbmaj7, Bbmaj9, C, Dm, Eb, +2 more.

How long does it take to learn "We Built This City" on piano?

1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.

What other songs by Starship can I play here?

Try "NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW", "SARA", "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

We (Bbmaj9)built this cit y,

we (F)built this cit y on (F)rock (Gm7)and (F)roll.

Built this cit y,

we (F)built this cit y on (Am7)rock (F)and roll.

Say you al ways know me

or (Bb)rec og nize my face.

(Eb)Say cares, don’t they’re care who goes ing to that kind of place.

tion names.

Knee deep in the hoop la,

’cause (Bb)sink ing in your fight,

They (Eb)too man y (C)run a ways

eat ing up the night.

Mar (Dm)co ni plays the (Bbmaj7)mam ba, lis ten to the ra di (C)o.

Don’t you re (F)mem ber?

We (F)built this (Bb)cit y,

we (F)built this (Bb)cit y on (F)rock (C)and (Dm)roll.

We (Bbmaj9)built this cit y,

we (F)built this cit y on (F)rock (Gm7)and (F)roll.

(Bbmaj9)Built this cit y,

we (F)built this cit y on (C)rock (F)and (Bb)roll.

Some one al the play ing

or (Bb)cor por a tion games.

(Eb)Who rides don’t the al ways chang ing in two cor por a tion names.

We just want to dance here,

’cause (Bb)some one stole the stage.

They (Eb)call us re (C)spon si ble,

write us off the page.

Mar (Dm)co ni plays the (Bbmaj7)mam ba,

lis ten to the ra di (C)o.

Don’t you re (F)mem ber?

We (F)built this (Bb)cit y,

we (F)built this (Bb)cit y on (F)rock (C)and (Dm)roll.

We (Bbmaj9)built this cit y,

we (F)built this cit y on (F)rock (Gm7)and (F)roll.

(Bbmaj9)Built this cit y,

we (F)built this cit y on (C)rock (F)and (Bb)roll.

It’s just an (F)oth er (Bb)Sun (F)day

(F)in a (F)tired old (F)street.

Po (F)lice have (F)got the (Bb)choke (F)hold, oh, (C)oh oh (F)oh,

but we just (C)lost (F)the beat.

Who

We built, we built this cit y, now.

Built this built, cit y, we built this cit y.

We built, we built this cit y, now.

Built this built, cit y, we built this cit y.

We Built This City by Starship

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Easy piano arrangement in the key of Bb at 150 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “We Built This City”

What key is "We Built This City" in?: "We Built This City" by Starship is in the key of Bb with a tempo of 150 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "We Built This City" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "We Built This City" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
What chords are used in "We Built This City"?: This arrangement of "We Built This City" uses 10 chords: Am, Am7, Bb, Bbmaj7, Bbmaj9, C, Dm, Eb, +2 more.
How long does it take to learn "We Built This City" on piano?: 1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.
What other songs by Starship can I play here?: Try "NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW", "SARA", "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.