When You Were Young — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "When You Were Young" by The Killers 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 B, 115 BPM.

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

Lyrics

You sit there in moun your tain? I heart ache, wait ing on some beau ti ful boy to, to save you make from if your take old ways. You play for give ness. Watch it now, here he comes. He (Esus2)does n’t look a thing like (F#)Je (G#m)sus, but he talks like a gen tle man, like you i mag ined when you were young. Can we climb this moun your tain? I don’t know. High er now than ev er be fore. I know we can make it if we take it slow. That’s tak in’ eas y; eas y now, watch it go. We’re (Esus2)burn in’ down the high way (F#)sky (G#m)line on the back of a hur ri cane that start ed turn ing when you were young. When you were young. And some times, you close your eyes and (G#m)see the place where you used to live when you were young. They say the (C#m)Dev il’s wa ter, it ain’t so sweet. You (E)don’t have to drink right (G#m)now, but you can dip your feet ev ’ry once in a lit tle while. You sit there in your heart (G#m7)ache, wait ing on some (Esus2)beau ti ful boy to, to save you from your old (G#m7)ways. You play for give ness. Watch (Esus2)it now, here he comes. He (CN.C.)does n’t look a thing like Je sus, but he talks like a gen tle (F#)man, like you i mag ined (F#)when you were young. (Talks like a gen tle man, like you i mag When you were young. I said, he does n’t look a thing like (F#5)Je (G#m7)sus. He does n’t look a thing like (F#5)Je (G#m7)sus. But more than you’ll ev (E)er know...

Song Details

Category
Rock
Key
B
Tempo
115 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "When You Were Young" 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.