Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Can't Help Falling In Love on piano

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Learn Can't Help Falling In Love in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bb – C7 – F – Bb – Dm7 – C7 – F
Can't Help Falling In Love sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Dm7 is D, F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVC7V7FIBbIVDm7vi7C7V7FI
- BbBb · D · F
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- Dm7D · F · A · C
55 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Velvet jazz
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Late-knock chords
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 60 BPM
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.
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Ending: F – C7 – F
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FC7F

What chords are in Can't Help Falling In Love?

The loop is Bb – C7 – F – Bb – Dm7 – C7 – F (IV – V7 – I – IV – vi7 – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Can't Help Falling In Love in?

F major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Can't Help Falling In Love?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Can't Help Falling In Love easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Can't Help Falling In Love?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.