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While You Were Sleeping — Beginner Piano Tutorial
Learn "While You Were Sleeping" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of Bb, 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
Oh lit tle (Csus)town of Beth le hem,
looks like an (Bb)oth er si lent night.
A bove your deep and dream less sleep, a gi ant star lights up the sky.
And while you’re ly ing in the dark,
there (Bb)shines an ev er last ing light,
for the King has left His throne,
and is (Bb)sleep ing in a man ger to night,
to night.
Oh Beth le hem, what you have missed while you were sleep ing, for (F)God be came a man and (C)stepped in to your world to day.
Oh Beth le hem, you (C)will go down in his to ry
as a (F)cit y with no room (C)for its King.
While you were sleep ing.
While you were sleep ing.
Oh lit tle (Csus)town of Je (C)ru sa lem, looks like an (Bb)oth er si lent night.
The (F)Fa ther gave His on ly Son; the (Dm)Way, the Truth, the Life had come.
But there (F)was no room for Him
in the (Dm)world He came to save.
U nit ed (Csus)States of A (C)mer i ca, looks like an (Bb)oth er si lent night,
as we’re sung to sleep by phi (C)los o phies that save the trees and kill the chil dren.
And while we’re ly ing in the dark,
there’s a (Bb)shout heard ’cross the east ern sky,
for the Bride groom has re turned
and has (Bb)car ried His bride a way in the night,
in the night.
A mer ri ca, what will we miss while we are sleep ing?
Will (F)Je sus come a gain and (C)leave us slum b’ring where we lay?
A mer i ca, will (C)we go down in his to ry
as a (F)na tion with no room (C)for its King?
Will we be sleep ing?
Will we be sleep ing?
U nit ed (Csus)States of A (C)mer i ca, looks like an (Bb)oth er si lent night.
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How to Play "While You Were Sleeping" on Piano
- 1Pick 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.
- 2Practice 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.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.