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How to play Can You Feel The Love Tonight on piano
By Elton John
- F major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 1994
- Easy
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Learn Can You Feel The Love Tonight in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm7 – C7 – F – C – Bb – Am7
How it goes
Can You Feel The Love Tonight sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Dm7 is D, F, A and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; Am7 is A, C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dm7vi7C7V7FICVBbIVAm7iii7- Dm7D · F · A · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- Am7A · C · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
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Questions about Can You Feel The Love Tonight
What chords are in Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
The loop is Dm7 – C7 – F – C – Bb – Am7 (vi7 – V7 – I – V – IV – iii7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Can You Feel The Love Tonight in?
F major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can You Feel The Love Tonight easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 8 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.