What key is "We Built This City" by Starship played in?

We Built This City is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.

What's the tempo (BPM) of "We Built This City"?

The arrangement plays at 150 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.

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

Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.

Can I download sheet music for "We Built This City"?

Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.

Who composed "We Built This City"?

"We Built This City" was originally performed by Starship. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.

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 don’t ways know me

or (Bb)rec og nize my face.

(Eb)Say (C)Who cares, you 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 ir 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 don’t the play ing

or (Bb)cor por a tion games.

(Eb)Who (C)Who rides you 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 for 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 We built, cit y, we built this cit y.

We built, we built this cit y, now.

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

We Built This City — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

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Watch "We Built This City" by Starship 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 Bb, 150 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

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About “We Built This City”

What key is "We Built This City" by Starship played in?: We Built This City is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
What's the tempo (BPM) of "We Built This City"?: The arrangement plays at 150 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
Is "We Built This City" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
Can I download sheet music for "We Built This City"?: Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
Who composed "We Built This City"?: "We Built This City" was originally performed by Starship. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.

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We Built This City — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

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