What It Takes — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "What It Takes" by Aerosmith 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 G, 76 BPM.

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

Lyrics

(G)There goes my old girl friend, there’s an oth er dia mond ring. And, uh, (Em)all those late night prom (D)is es (C)I guess they don’t mean a thing. So (G)ba by, what’s the sto ry? Did you find an oth er man? Is it (Em)eas y to sleep in the bed that we made? When you (C)don’t look back, I guess the feel ings start to fade a way. I (G)used to feel your fire, but now it’s (Em)cold in side. And you’re (C)back on the street like you did n’t miss a beat, yeah. Tell me what it takes to let you (F)go. Tell me how the pain’s sup posed to (F)go. Tell me how it (A)is that you can (Dm)sleep in the (Dm)night with out (B)think ing you lost ev ’ry thing that was good in your life to the toss of the dice? Tell me what it (Db)takes to let you go. Yeah. (G)Girl, be fore I met you I was F I N E, fine. But your (Em)love made me a pris (D)on er, (C)yeah, my heart’s been do ing time. You (G)spent me up like mon ey, then you hung me out to dry. It was (Em)eas y to keep all your lies in dis guise, ’cause you (C)had me in deep with the dev il in your eyes. Tell me what it takes to let you (F)go. Tell me how the pain’s sup posed to (F)go. Tell me how it (A)is that you can (Dm)sleep in the (Dm)night with out (Bdim7)think ing you lost ev ’ry thing that was good in your life to the toss of the dice? Tell me what it (Db)takes to let you go. Gui tar! Tell me that you’re hap py that you’re on your (G)own. Yeah yeah. (Bb)Yeah, tell me that it’s bet ter when you’re all a (F)lone. Tell me that your bod y does n’t (Eb)miss my (Db)touch. Tell me that my lov in’ did n’t mean that (Ab)much. Tell me you ain’t dy in’ when you’re cry in’ for (C)me. Tell me what it takes to let you (F)go. Tell me how the pain’s sup posed to (F)go. Uh, tell me how it (A)is that you can (Dm)sleep in the (Dm)night with out (B)think in’ you lost ev ’ry thing that was good in your life to the toss of the dice? Tell me who’s to (Db)blame for think in’ twice, no no no no, ’cause I don’t wan na (Db)burn in par a dise. Oo. Let go. Let go. Let go. (F)I don’t wan na burn in par a dise. Let it (Dm)go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it (Bb)go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it (F)go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it (Dm)go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it (Bb)go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it (F)go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it

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Song Details

Category
Rock
Key
G
Tempo
76 BPM
Difficulty
hard
Artist
Aerosmith

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How to Play "What It Takes" 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.