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Catch Me When I Fall: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Ashlee Simpson

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Left hand Double-step climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Catch Me When I Fall written out as piano music: the i – bVII – i – bVII loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-step climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3), and the right hand sings the tune.

Catch Me When I Fall chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmiA C E
2GVIIG B D
3AmiA C E
4GVIIG B D

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: double-step climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Am – G – Am – G chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Catch Me When I Fall

Does the sheet music for Catch Me When I Fall have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Catch Me When I Fall?

The loop is Am – G – Am – G (i – bVII – i – bVII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Catch Me When I Fall in?

A minor, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Catch Me When I Fall?

Double-step climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Catch Me When I Fall easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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