Back to December by Taylor Swift | Piano Letter Notes

Are you looking to play Back to December by Taylor Swift on the piano, using easy letter notes, but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
5|d-eF--F-----d-eF--F-----d-|

5|eF--a--d--------------d-eF|
4|-------g-----------g------|

5|--F-----d-eF--F-----d-eF--|

5|a--d-----------------e--d-|
4|---g-----------g----------|

5|----C--C--C--d-----e--d---|
4|---a-----b----------------|

5|--C-CC--C--d-------ed----e|
4|-a-----b------------------|

5|d----ed--e--F--e--F----eC-|

5|-------------e--d-----C-CC|
4|---------------------a----|

5|--C--d-----e--d-----C--C--|
4|-b-----------------a-----b|

5|C--d-------ed----ed----ed-|

5|-e--F--e--F----eC---------|

5|--------F--e--------e-dC--|
4|-----b-b--------aa-a------|

5|d--d-dd-------------------|
4|--------aF--g-------------|

5|----F--e--------C-----d---|
4|bb-b--------aa-a--b-------|

5|-----------------------d--|

5|F-eF--F-eF--F--F--F-eF--F-|

5|eF--F-eF--F-eF--a----CC--d|

5|-------------FF----dd-eF--|

5|F--e-F--Cd-----d--F--F--F-|

5|eF--F-eF--F-eF--F-eF--F-eF|

5|--F-eF--a----CC--d--------|

5|-----------------------d--|
5|-----FF----dd-eF--F--e-Fd-|

5|d---F-F--d--de-F--F--eF--C|
4|-b------------------------|

5|-d------------------------|
4|--g-----F-----d-----------|
3|--------------------a-----|

4|---C--a--d--------------g-|
3|a-ba----------------------|

4|----F-----d-----------d-eF|
3|----------------a---------|

5|--------------C--------e--|
4|--a--g-----g-a--ba--------|

5|d-----C-CC--C--d-----e--d-|
4|-----a-----b--------------|

5|----C--C--C--d-----d-dg-F-|
4|---a-----b----------------|

5|--d--d-dd--e--F--e--F--e--|

5|C-----------d-dF-Fd-dg-Fe-|

5|dd-de--e--d--d--g-gg--F-F-|
4|-------------------------a|

5|--d--e-eF--e--F----eC-----|
4|-a------------------------|

5|------------F--e--------e-|
4|--------bb-b--------aa-a--|

5|dC--d--d-dd---------------|
4|------------aF--g---------|

5|-------Fg--F-dC--C-CC----d|
4|----bb-----------------b--|

5|-----------------------dF-|

5|eF--F-eF--F--F--F-eF--F-eF|

5|--F-eF--F-eF-a---C-Cd-----|

5|-----------------FF--d--d-|

5|-------C--d---------------|
5|eF--F--e--F----Cd-dF-eF--F|

5|-eF--F-eF--F-eF--F-eF--F-e|

5|F-FF-a---C-Cd--F-F--d--de-|

5|F--e--F--Cd----FF--d--d-eF|

5|-F-----------------FF--d--|
4|--b-----------------------|

5|d-eF--F--C-d--------------|
4|------------F-----F-----d-|

4|----a--F--F-----F-----d---|

4|--a--F--F-----F-----d-----|

5|--------dd-da--e-da--e-da-|
4|g--a----------------------|

5|-e-da--e-dd-dg-Fd-dg-F---a|

5|--e-de-F---a--e-de-F---d-d|

5|g--F--d-------------de-F--|
4|---------a--a-------------|

5|e--F--e--C----------------|
4|------------aa-bb---------|

5|-----------------C-d--C--d|
4|----------------b---------|

5|--C-----------------------|
4|-----a--aa-bb-------------|

5|----------d--F-eF--F-eF--F|

5|--F-eF--F-eF--F-eF--a----C|

5|C-d--------FF--d--d-eF--F-|

5|-C------------------------|
5|-e-FC--d--d--F-eF--F-eF--F|

5|-eF--F-eF--F-eF--a----CC-d|

5|---d-eF--F--d-eF-Fe--d--F-|
4|-----------------------b--|

5|-------------------------F|
5|F--d--de-Fe-Fe-Fd-------Fd|
4|------------------b-------|

5|-d--d--------------FF--d--|
4|-----b--------------------|

5|d-eF--F--e--F--C-d--------|
4|------------------g-----F-|

4|----d-----------------d--g|
3|----------a--------b------|

4|--F--e--C--d--g-----F-----|

4|d-----------d--e--F--g--a-|
3|------a-------------------|

5|-d------------------------|
4|-----------aa-bb-a-bb-aa-b|
4|----------abbbaaabbaaabbba|

4|b-aa-b-a------------------|
4|aabbbaab------------------|
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Back to December by Taylor Swift on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!

As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

how to read and play the letter notes
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

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  1. I'm so glad you made time to see me.
    How's life? Tell me how's your family?
    I haven't seen them in a while.

    You've been good, busier than ever.
    We small-talk, work and the weather.
    Your guard is up and I know why.

    Because the last time you saw me is still burned in the back of your mind.
    You gave me roses and I left them there to die.

    So this is me swallowing my pride,
    Standing in front of you, saying, "I'm sorry for that night,"
    And I go back to December all the time.

    It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you.
    Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.
    I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right.
    I go back to December all the time.

    These days I haven't been sleeping,
    Staying up, playing back myself leavin'.
    When your birthday passed and I didn't call.

    And I think about summer, all the beautiful times,
    I watched you laughing from the passenger side.
    And realized I loved you in the fall.

    And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind
    You gave me all your love and all I gave you was "Goodbye".

    So this is me swallowing my pride,
    Standing in front of you, saying, "I'm sorry for that night."
    And I go back to December all the time.

    It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you.
    Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.
    I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind.
    I go back to December all the time.

    I miss your tanned skin, your sweet smile.
    So good to me, so right.
    And how you held me in your arms that September night:
    The first time you ever saw me cry.

    Maybe this is wishful thinking,
    Probably mindless dreaming,
    But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right.

    I'd go back in time and change it but I can't.
    So if the chain is on your door I understand.

    But this is me swallowing my pride,
    Standing in front of you, saying, "I'm sorry for that night."
    And I go back to December.

    It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you.
    Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.
    I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right.
    I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind

    I go back to December all the time.
    All the time.

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