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How to play Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun on piano

Written by Irving Berlin

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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: G7 – C – C7 – F

    How it goes

    Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    G7V7CIC7I7FIV
    • G7G · B · D · F
    • CC · E · G
    • C7C · E · G · Bb
    • FF · A · C
    78 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Power fifths

    How it goes

    Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Hopscotch bells

    How it goes

    A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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. 5

    Ending: F – G – C

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FGC
    • GG · B · D

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Questions about Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun

What chords are in Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun?

The loop is G7 – C – C7 – F (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun 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.