Are you looking to play Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio 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!
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio 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!
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.
6|c-------c-------c-------c-|
5|c-------c-------c-------c-|
6|----------------------c---|
5|------b-------b-------c---|
4|------b-------b-----------|
6|------------c-------c-----|
5|----g-------c-------c-----|
4|----g---------------------|
6|--c-------c---------------|
5|--c-------c-------b-------|
4|------------------b-------|
6|--------c-----------------|
5|b-------c-------g---c-c-c-|
4|b---------------g---------|
5|--c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-|
5|c-c-----------------c---c-|
4|----b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-------|
5|c-c-------c---c---c---c-c-|
4|----g---g-----------------|
5|c---c-c-c-c-----cdD-D-d-c-|
5|------------------c-D-f-D-|
4|--A-g-A---f-g-g-g---------|
5|d-c-c-----c-c---------c-c-|
4|--------A-----g-g-g-g-----|
5|c-----------------c---c-c-|
4|--b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b---------|
5|c-------c---c---c---c-----|
4|--g---g---A-------A---g-g-|
5|--c---c-------D---f-D-d-c-|
4|g---A---g---g-------------|
5|----c---------------D-f-D-|
4|A-g-----g-g-g-----g-------|
5|d-c-----c-c---------c-c-c-|
4|----A-g-----g-g---g-------|
5|----------------c---c-c-c-|
4|b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-----------|
5|------c-c-c-c-c---c-c-c---|
4|g---g---------------------|
5|c-c-c-c-c-c---------------|
4|------------b-b-b-b-b-b-b-|
6|----------------------D---|
5|--c---c---c-----------D---|
4|b-------b-----g-----------|
6|f---D-d---c---c---c-d-c---|
5|f---D-d---c---c---c-d-c-b-|
4|------------------------b-|
6|----d---D-----d-----c-----|
5|--g-d---D-----d---A-c-----|
4|--g---------------A-------|
6|--------D---f---D-d---c---|
5|--------D---f---D-d---c---|
6|c---c-d-c-------d---D-----|
5|c---c-d-c-b---g-d---D-----|
4|----------b---g-----------|
6|d-----c-------------D---f-|
5|d---A-c-------------D---f-|
4|----A---------------------|
6|--D-d---c---c---c-d-c-----|
5|--D-d---c---c---c-d-c-b---|
4|----------------------b---|
6|--d---D-----d-----c-------|
5|g-d---D-----d---A-c-------|
4|g---------------A---------|
6|------D---f---D-d---c---c-|
5|------D---f---D-d---c---c-|
6|--c-d-c-------d---D-----d-|
5|--c-d-c-b---g-d---D-----d-|
4|--------b---g-------------|
6|----c---------------------|
5|--A-c-------c-c---c-c-c-c-|
4|--A-----------------------|
5|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-------|
4|--------------------b-b-b-|
5|----------c---c-c-c-------|
4|b-b-b-b-b-----------g---g-|
5|c---c---c---c-c-c---c-c-c-|
5|c-----cdD-D-d-c-----------|
4|------------------A-g-A---|
5|--------c-D-f-D-d-c-c-----|
4|f-g-g-g-----------------A-|
5|c-c---------c-c-c---------|
4|----g-g-g-g-------b-b-b-b-|
5|--------c---c-c-c-------c-|
4|b-b-b-b-----------g---g---|
5|--c---c---c-------c---c---|
4|A-------A---g-g-g---A---g-|
5|----D---f-D-d-c-----c-----|
4|--g-------------A-g-----g-|
5|----------D-f-D-d-c-----c-|
4|g-g-----g-----------A-g---|
5|c---------c-c-c-----------|
4|--g-g---g-------b-b-b-b-b-|
5|------c---c-c-c-------c-c-|
4|b-b-b-----------g---g-----|
5|c-c-c---c-c-c---c-c-c-c-c-|
5|c-----------------c---c---|
4|--b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-------b-|
6|------------D---f---D-d---|
5|c-----------D---f---D-d---|
4|----g---------------------|
6|c---c---c-d-c-------d---D-|
5|c---c---c-d-c-b---g-d---D-|
4|--------------b---g-------|
6|----d-----c-------------D-|
5|----d---A-c-------------D-|
4|--------A-----------------|
6|--f---D-d---c---c---c-d-c-|
5|--f---D-d---c---c---c-d-c-|
6|------d---D-----d-----c---|
5|b---g-d---D-----d---A-c---|
4|b---g---------------A-----|
6|----------D---f---D-d---c-|
5|----------D---f---D-d---c-|
6|--c---c-d-c-------d---D---|
5|--c---c-d-c-b---g-d---D---|
4|------------b---g---------|
6|--d-----c-------------D---|
5|--d---A-c-------------D---|
4|------A-------------------|
6|f---D-d---c---c---c-d-c---|
5|f---D-d---c---c---c-d-c-b-|
4|------------------------b-|
6|----d---D-----d-----c-----|
5|--g-d---D-----d---A-c-c---|
4|--g---------------A-------|
5|c--cD---------f-D-d-d-c---|
4|--G-----------------------|
5|----c---d-----------d-c-d-|
4|------gb------------------|
5|--D-----c---c--cD---------|
4|--------------G-----------|
5|f-D-d---c-------c---d-----|
4|------------------gb------|
5|c-d---c---d---D-----c---c-|
5|-cD---------f-D-d---c-----|
4|G-------------------------|
5|--c---d-----------d-c-d---|
4|----gb--------------------|
5|D-----c---c--cD---------f-|
4|------------G-------------|
5|D-d---c-------c---d-----c-|
4|----------------gb--------|
5|d---c---d---D-------------|
6|c-------c-------c-------c-|
5|c-------c-------c-------c-|
6|----------------------c---|
5|------b-------b-------c---|
4|------b-------b-----------|
6|------------c-------c-----|
5|----g-------c-------c-----|
4|----g---------------------|
6|--c-------c---------------|
5|--c-------c-------b-------|
4|------------------b-------|
6|--------c---------------c-|
5|b-------c-------g---------|
4|b---------------g---------|
6|--------------D-------d---|
6|c-------------------c-----|
5|----b---------------------|
6|--d---D---c---------------|
6|D-------d---c-------------|
5|----------------b---------|
6|------c-------------------|
5|------g-------------------|
5|------D-------------------|
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
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.
Harder version this seems simple
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As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
ReplyDeleteI take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
'Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long,
That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Look at the situation they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streets
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away,
I'm living life, do or die, what can I say
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24
The way things are going I don't know
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
[Fade out]