I Can’t Stop Loving You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Can’t Stop Loving You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – C7 – F – C
I Can’t Stop Loving You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: 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.
CIC7I7FIVCI
- CC · E · G
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
62 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hopscotch steps
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 668 songs of the library.
Hopscotch stepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
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.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 104 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: C – F – C
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC

What chords are in I Can’t Stop Loving You?

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

What key is I Can’t Stop Loving You in?

C major, at about 104 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Can’t Stop Loving You?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Can’t Stop Loving You 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.