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How to play Fall On Me (from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) on piano

By Andrea & Matteo Bocelli

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Learn Fall On Me (from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – D – C – G
How it goes
Fall On Me (from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDVCIVGI
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
202 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
Swelling 6/8Open arpeggio · LullabyLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Cradle chords
How it goes
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Cradle chordsSyncopated chords · LullabyRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 83 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.
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Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG

What chords are in Fall On Me (from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms)?

The loop is G – D – C – G (I – V – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Fall On Me (from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) in?

G major, at about 83 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Fall On Me (from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms)?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fall On Me (from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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