Are you looking to play Self Esteem by The Offspring 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 Self Esteem by The Offspring 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.
RH:5|----------f-f-c-c---c---c-|
RH:4|a---a---a-----------------|
RH:5|---------------ff-f-fcc---|
RH:4|g-g-gaa---a---a-----------|
LH:4|---------------cc-c-ccc---|
LH:4|---------------ff-f-f-----|
LH:3|----gaa---a---a------gg---|
LH:3|----dee---e---eff-f-fcc---|
LH:2|----gaa---a---a-----------|
RH:5|c---c----------------ff-f-|
RH:4|-----gg-g-gaa---a---a-----|
LH:4|c---c----------------cc-c-|
LH:4|---------------------ff-f-|
LH:3|g---ggg-g-gaa---a---a-----|
LH:3|c---cdd-d-dee---e---eff-f-|
LH:2|-----gg-g-gaa---a---a-----|
RH:5|fcc---c---c---------------|
RH:4|-----------gg-g-gff-------|
LH:4|ccc---c---c---------------|
LH:4|f-------------------------|
LH:3|-gg---g---ggg-g-gff---f-f-|
LH:3|fcc---c---cdd-d-dcc---c-c-|
LH:2|-----------gg-g-gff---f-f-|
LH:3|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-g-g-g-g---|
LH:3|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-d-d-d-d--a|
LH:2|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-g-g-g-g-a-|
LH:4|---------------cccc-------|
LH:3|aaa------fffffc----------g|
LH:4|---------------------cccc-|
LH:3|gggg-aaaa------fffffc-----|
LH:2|----a---------------------|
RH:5|--------------e-e-f---f---|
RH:4|------------a-----------a-|
LH:3|---g--g-------------------|
LH:3|---d--d---aaaaa------fffff|
LH:2|---g--g-------------------|
RH:5|e-d-e-d-------------e-e-f-|
RH:4|------------------a-------|
LH:4|ccccc---------------------|
LH:3|-----------gggggaaaaa-----|
RH:5|----f-e-d-e-d-------------|
RH:4|------------------------a-|
LH:4|------ccccc---------------|
LH:3|-fffff-----------gggggaaaa|
RH:5|e-e-f-f-----e-d-e-d-------|
LH:4|------------ccccc---------|
LH:3|a------fffff-----------ggg|
RH:5|------e-e-f---f---e-d-e-d-|
RH:4|----a---------------------|
LH:4|------------------ccccc---|
LH:3|ggaaaaa------fffff--------|
RH:5|------------a-g-a-a-----a-|
LH:4|------------------------cc|
LH:3|-g--g---aaaaa------fffffgg|
LH:3|-d--d---eeeee------ccccccc|
LH:2|-g--g---aaaaa------fffff--|
RH:5|g-a-g-------------e-e-f-f-|
LH:4|ccc-----------------------|
LH:3|ggg------gggggaaaaa------f|
LH:3|ccc------dddddeeeee------c|
LH:2|---------gggggaaaaa------f|
RH:5|f-f-e-g-a-g-------------a-|
LH:4|----ccccc-----------------|
LH:3|ffffggggg------gggggaaaaa-|
LH:3|ccccccccc------dddddeeeee-|
LH:2|ffff-----------gggggaaaaa-|
RH:5|g-a-a---e-a-g-a-g---------|
LH:4|----------ccccc-----------|
LH:3|-----fffffggggg------ggggg|
LH:3|-----cccccccccc------ddddd|
LH:2|-----fffff-----------ggggg|
RH:5|----e-e-f-f-f-f-e-g-a-g---|
LH:4|----------------ccccc-----|
LH:3|aaaaa------fffffggggg-----|
LH:3|eeeee------cccccccccc-----|
LH:2|aaaaa------fffff----------|
RH:5|------a---a-------a-----g-|
RH:5|--e---c---c-------c-a---c-|
RH:4|--a-----------------------|
LH:4|---------------cc-c-ccc---|
LH:4|---------------ff-f-f-----|
LH:3|-ggggaa---a---a------gg---|
LH:3|-ddddee---e---eff-f-fcc---|
LH:2|-ggggaa---a---a-----------|
RH:5|----a-----e-------a-a-----|
RH:5|----c-g---c-----g-c-c-----|
LH:4|c---c----------------cc-c-|
LH:4|---------------------ff-f-|
LH:3|g---ggg-g-gaa---a---a-----|
LH:3|c---cdd-d-dee---e---eff-f-|
LH:2|-----gg-g-gaa---a---a-----|
RH:5|a-------A---g-----------a-|
RH:5|c---g---d---d---------g-c-|
LH:4|ccc---c---c---------------|
LH:4|f-------------------------|
LH:3|-gg---g---ggg-g-gaa---a---|
LH:3|fcc---c---cdd-d-dee---e---|
LH:2|-----------gg-g-gaa---a---|
RH:5|a-----a---g-----a-g---e---|
RH:5|c-----c---c-----c-c---c---|
LH:4|-cc-c-ccc---c---c---------|
LH:4|-ff-f-f-------------------|
LH:3|a------gg---g---ggg-g-gaa-|
LH:3|eff-f-fcc---c---cdd-d-dee-|
LH:2|a----------------gg-g-gaa-|
RH:5|----a-a-----a-------A---g-|
RH:5|--g-c-c-----c---g---d---d-|
LH:4|-------cc-c-ccc---c---c---|
LH:4|-------ff-f-f-------------|
LH:3|--a---a------gg---g---ggg-|
LH:3|--e---eff-f-fcc---c---cdd-|
LH:2|--a---a----------------gg-|
RH:5|--------e-e-f-----f-e-d-e-|
LH:4|--------------------ccccc-|
LH:3|g-ga----------------------|
LH:3|d-deaaaaa------fffff------|
LH:2|g-ga----------------------|
RH:5|d-------------e-e-f---f-f-|
RH:4|------------a-------------|
LH:3|-----gggggaaaaa------fffff|
RH:5|e-d-e-d-------------e-e-f-|
LH:4|ccccc---------------------|
LH:3|---------g--g---aaaaa-----|
LH:3|---------d--d---eeeee-----|
LH:2|---------g--g---aaaaa-----|
RH:5|f-----a-g-a-g-------------|
RH:4|------------------------a-|
LH:4|------ccccc---------------|
LH:3|-fffffggggg------gggggaaaa|
LH:3|-cccccccccc------dddddeeee|
LH:2|-fffff-----------gggggaaaa|
RH:5|e-e-f---f-f-e-g-a-g-----e-|
RH:4|------------------------a-|
LH:4|------------ccccc---------|
LH:3|a------fffffggggg------ggg|
LH:3|e------cccccccccc------ddd|
LH:2|a------fffff-----------ggg|
RH:5|--a---a-------a-----g-----|
RH:5|--c---c-------c-a---c-----|
LH:4|-----------cc-c-ccc---c---|
LH:4|-----------ff-f-f---------|
LH:3|gaa---a---a------gg---g---|
LH:3|dee---e---eff-f-fcc---c---|
LH:2|gaa---a---a---------------|
RH:5|a-----e-------a-a-----a---|
RH:5|c-g---c-----g-c-c-----c---|
LH:4|c----------------cc-c-ccc-|
LH:4|-----------------ff-f-f---|
LH:3|ggg-g-gaa---a---a------gg-|
LH:3|cdd-d-dee---e---eff-f-fcc-|
LH:2|-gg-g-gaa---a---a---------|
RH:5|----A---g-----------a-a---|
RH:5|g---d---d---------g-c-c---|
LH:4|--c---c----------------cc-|
LH:4|-----------------------ff-|
LH:3|--g---ggg-g-gaa---a---a---|
LH:3|--c---cdd-d-dee---e---eff-|
LH:2|-------gg-g-gaa---a---a---|
RH:5|--a---g-----a-g---e-------|
RH:5|--c---c-----c-c---c-----g-|
LH:4|c-ccc---c---c-------------|
LH:4|f-f-----------------------|
LH:3|---gg---g---ggg-g-gaa---a-|
LH:3|f-fcc---c---cdd-d-dee---e-|
LH:2|-------------gg-g-gaa---a-|
RH:5|a-a-----a-------A---g-----|
RH:5|c-c-----c---g---d---d-----|
LH:4|---cc-c-ccc---c---c-------|
LH:4|---ff-f-f-----------------|
LH:3|--a------gg---g---ggg-g-ga|
LH:3|--eff-f-fcc---c---cdd-d-de|
LH:2|--a----------------gg-g-ga|
RH:5|----a-a-A-A-----a---g-f-g-|
RH:5|----d-d-d-d-----c---c-c-c-|
LH:4|d---d---d----------------c|
LH:3|a---a---aAA-A---f---f---fg|
LH:3|d---d---dff-f---c---c---cc|
LH:2|---------AA-A---f---f---f-|
RH:5|a-g-f-----------------a-g-|
RH:5|c-c-c-d---d-d-f-f-g-f-c-c-|
RH:4|------a---a-a-A-A-A-A-----|
LH:4|c-c-d-d---d---d-----------|
LH:3|g-g-a-a---a---aAA-A---f---|
LH:3|c-c-d-d---d---dff-f---c---|
LH:2|---------------AA-A---f---|
RH:5|a-g-------------a-a-A-A---|
RH:5|c-c-------------d-d-d-d---|
LH:4|-----cc--ccdd---d---d-----|
LH:3|f---fgg--ggag---g---gAA-A-|
LH:3|c---ccc--ccdd---d---dff-f-|
LH:2|f---f----------------AA-A-|
RH:5|--a---g-f-g-a-g-f---------|
RH:5|--c---c-c-c-c-c-c-d---d-d-|
RH:4|------------------a---a-a-|
LH:4|-----------cc-c-d-d---d---|
LH:3|--f---f---fgg-g-a-a---a---|
LH:3|--c---c---ccc-c-d-d---d---|
LH:2|--f---f---f---------------|
RH:5|--------a-g-a-g-----------|
RH:5|f-f-g-f-c-c-c-c-----------|
RH:4|A-A-A-A-------------------|
LH:4|d----------------cc--ccdd-|
LH:3|aAA-A---f---f---fgg--ggaa-|
LH:3|dff-f---c---c---ccc--ccdd-|
LH:2|-AA-A---f---f---f---------|
RH:5|--a-a-A-A-----a---g-f-g-a-|
RH:5|--d-d-d-d-----c---c-c-c-c-|
LH:4|--d---d----------------cc-|
LH:3|--a---aAA-A---f---f---fgg-|
LH:3|--d---dff-f---c---c---ccc-|
LH:2|-------AA-A---f---f---f---|
RH:5|g-f-----------------a-g-a-|
RH:5|c-c-d---d-d-f-f-g-f-c-c-c-|
RH:4|----a---a-a-A-A-A-A-------|
LH:4|c-d-d---d---d-------------|
LH:3|g-a-a---a---aAA-A---f---f-|
LH:3|c-d-d---d---dff-f---c---c-|
LH:2|-------------AA-A---f---f-|
RH:5|g-------------------------|
RH:5|c-----------d-d-d-f-f-----|
RH:4|------------a-a-a-A-A-----|
LH:4|---cc--ccdd---d---d-------|
LH:3|--fgg--ggaa---a---aAA-A---|
LH:3|--ccc--ccdd---d---dff-f---|
LH:2|--f----------------AA-A---|
RH:5|----g-g-g-f-g-f-a---------|
RH:5|--f-c-c-c-c-c-c-c---------|
LH:4|c---c---c-----------------|
LH:3|g---g---ggg-g-gff---f-f-f-|
LH:3|c---c---cdd-d-dcc---c-c-c-|
LH:2|---------gg-g-gff---f-f-f-|
RH:5|------a-a-----a-g---------|
RH:5|------c-c-----d-d---e-----|
RH:4|--------------------a-----|
LH:3|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-g-g-g-g-----|
LH:3|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-d-d-d-d--aaa|
LH:2|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-g-g-g-g-a---|
LH:4|-------------cccc---------|
LH:3|a------fffffc----------ggg|
LH:4|-------------------cccc---|
LH:3|gg-aaaa------fffffc-------|
LH:2|--a-----------------------|
RH:5|------------e-e-f-------e-|
RH:4|----------a---------------|
LH:4|------------------------cc|
LH:3|-g--g---------------------|
LH:3|-d--d---aaaaa------fffff--|
LH:2|-g--g---------------------|
RH:5|d-e-d-------------e-e-f---|
RH:4|----------------a---------|
LH:4|ccc-----------------------|
LH:3|---------gggggaaaaa------f|
RH:5|f-f-e-d-e-d-------------e-|
LH:4|----ccccc-----------------|
LH:3|ffff-----------gggggaaaaa-|
RH:5|e-f-------e-d-e-d---------|
RH:4|--------a-----------------|
LH:4|----------ccccc-----------|
LH:3|-----fffff-----------ggggg|
RH:5|----e-e-f---f---e-d-e-d---|
RH:4|--a-----------------------|
LH:4|----------------ccccc-----|
LH:3|-------------------------g|
LH:3|aaaaa------fffff---------d|
LH:2|-------------------------g|
RH:5|----------a-g-a-a-----a-g-|
LH:4|----------------------cccc|
LH:3|--g---aaaaa------fffffgggg|
LH:3|--d---eeeee------ccccccccc|
LH:2|--g---aaaaa------fffff----|
RH:5|a-g-------------e-e-f---f-|
RH:4|--------------a-----------|
LH:4|c-------------------------|
LH:3|g------gggggaaaaa------fff|
LH:3|c------dddddeeeee------ccc|
LH:2|-------gggggaaaaa------fff|
RH:5|f-e-g-a-g-----------g-a-g-|
LH:4|--ccccc-------------------|
LH:3|ffggggg------gggggaaaaa---|
LH:3|ccccccc------dddddeeeee---|
LH:2|ff-----------gggggaaaaa---|
RH:5|a-a---e-a-g-a-g-----------|
LH:4|--------ccccc-------------|
LH:3|---fffffggggg------gggggaa|
LH:3|---cccccccccc------dddddee|
LH:2|---fffff-----------gggggaa|
RH:5|e-e-e-f-f-f---e-g-a-g-----|
LH:4|--------------ccccc-------|
LH:3|aaa------fffffggggg------g|
LH:3|eee------cccccccccc------d|
LH:2|aaa------fffff-----------g|
RH:5|----a---a-------a-----g---|
RH:5|e---c---c-------c-a---c---|
RH:4|a-------------------------|
LH:4|-------------cc-c-ccc---c-|
LH:4|-------------ff-f-f-------|
LH:3|gggaa---a---a------gg---g-|
LH:3|dddee---e---eff-f-fcc---c-|
LH:2|gggaa---a---a-------------|
RH:5|--a-----e-------a-a-----a-|
RH:5|--c-g---c-----g-c-c-----c-|
LH:4|--c----------------cc-c-cc|
LH:4|-------------------ff-f-f-|
LH:3|--ggg-g-gaa---a---a------g|
LH:3|--cdd-d-dee---e---eff-f-fc|
LH:2|---gg-g-gaa---a---a-------|
RH:5|------A---g-----------a-a-|
RH:5|--g---d---d---------g-c-c-|
LH:4|c---c---c----------------c|
LH:4|-------------------------f|
LH:3|g---g---ggg-g-gaa---a---a-|
LH:3|c---c---cdd-d-dee---e---ef|
LH:2|---------gg-g-gaa---a---a-|
RH:5|----a---g-----a-g---e-----|
RH:5|----c---c-----c-c---c-----|
LH:4|c-c-ccc---c---c-----------|
LH:4|f-f-f---------------------|
LH:3|-----gg---g---ggg-g-gaa---|
LH:3|f-f-fcc---c---cdd-d-dee---|
LH:2|---------------gg-g-gaa---|
RH:5|--a-a-----a-------A---g---|
RH:5|g-c-c-----c---g---d---d---|
LH:4|-----cc-c-ccc---c---c-----|
LH:4|-----ff-f-f---------------|
LH:3|a---a------gg---g---ggg-g-|
LH:3|e---eff-f-fcc---c---cdd-d-|
LH:2|a---a----------------gg-g-|
RH:5|------a-a-A-A-----a---g-f-|
RH:5|------d-d-d-d-----c---c-c-|
LH:4|--d---d---d---------------|
LH:3|gaa---a---aAA-A---f---f---|
LH:3|ded---d---dff-f---c---c---|
LH:2|ga---------AA-A---f---f---|
RH:5|g-a-g-f-----------------a-|
RH:5|c-c-c-c-d---d-d-f-f-g-f-c-|
RH:4|--------a---a-a-A-A-A-A---|
LH:4|-cc-c-d-d---d---d---------|
LH:3|fgg-g-a-a---a---aAA-A---f-|
LH:3|ccc-c-d-d---d---dff-f---c-|
LH:2|f----------------AA-A---f-|
RH:5|g-a-g-------------a-a-A-A-|
RH:5|c-c-c-------------d-d-d-d-|
LH:4|-------cc--ccdd---d---d---|
LH:3|--f---fgg--ggaa---a---aAA-|
LH:3|--c---ccc--ccdd---d---dff-|
LH:2|--f---f----------------AA-|
RH:5|----a---g-f-g-a-g-f-------|
RH:5|----c---c-c-c-c-c-c-d---d-|
RH:4|--------------------a---a-|
LH:4|-------------cc-c-d-d---d-|
LH:3|A---f---f---fgg-g-a-a---a-|
LH:3|f---c---c---ccc-c-d-d---d-|
LH:2|A---f---f---f-------------|
RH:5|----------a-g-a-g---------|
RH:5|d-f-f-g-f-c-c-c-c---------|
RH:4|a-A-A-A-A-----------------|
LH:4|--d----------------cc--ccd|
LH:3|--aAA-A---f---f---fgg--gga|
LH:3|--dff-f---c---c---ccc--ccd|
LH:2|---AA-A---f---f---f-------|
RH:5|----a-a-A-A-----a---g-f-g-|
RH:5|----d-d-d-d-----c---c-c-c-|
LH:4|d---d---d----------------c|
LH:3|a---a---aAA-A---f---f---fg|
LH:3|d---d---dff-f---c---c---cc|
LH:2|---------AA-A---f---f---f-|
RH:5|a-g-f-----------------a-g-|
RH:5|c-c-c-d---d-d-f-f-g-f-c-c-|
RH:4|------a---a-a-A-A-A-A-----|
LH:4|c-c-d-d---d---d-----------|
LH:3|g-g-a-a---a---aAA-A---f---|
LH:3|c-c-d-d---d---dff-f---c---|
LH:2|---------------AA-A---f---|
RH:5|a-g-----------------------|
RH:5|c-c-----------d-d-d-f-f---|
RH:4|--------------a-a-a-A-A---|
LH:4|-----cc--ccdd---d---d-----|
LH:3|f---fgg--ggaa---a---aAA-A-|
LH:3|c---ccc--ccdd---d---dff-f-|
LH:2|f---f----------------AA-A-|
RH:5|------g-g-g-f-g-f-a-------|
RH:5|----f-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-------|
LH:4|--c---c---c---------------|
LH:3|--g---g---ggg-g-gff---f-f-|
LH:3|--c---c---cdd-d-dcc---c-c-|
LH:2|-----------gg-g-gff---f-f-|
RH:5|--------a-a-----a-g-------|
RH:5|--------c-c-----d-d---e---|
RH:4|----------------------a---|
LH:3|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-g-g-g-g-a-|
LH:3|c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-d-d-d-d-e-|
LH:2|f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-g-g-g-g-a-|
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.
I wrote her off for the tenth time today
ReplyDeleteAnd practiced all the things I would say
But she came over, I lost my nerve
I took her back and made her dessert
Now I know I'm being used
That's okay, man, 'cause I like the abuse
I know she's playing with me
That's okay 'cause I got no self-esteem
We make plans to go out at night
I wait 'til 2 then I turn out the light
This rejection's got me so low
If she keeps it up I just might tell her so
When she's saying that she wants only me
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
When she's saying that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder how much more I can spend
Well, I guess I should stick up for myself
But I really think it's better this way
The more you suffer
The more it shows you really care
Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah
Now I'll relate this little bit
That happens more than I'd like to admit
Late at night she knocks on my door
She's drunk again and looking to score
Now I know I should say "No"
But it's kind of hard when she's ready to go
I may be dumb but I'm not a dweeb
I'm just a sucker with no self-esteem
When she's saying that she wants only me
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
When she's saying that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder how much more I can spend
Well, I guess I should stick up for myself
But I really think it's better this way
The more you suffer
The more it shows you really care
Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah