Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play If I Fell on piano
By The Beatles
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1964
- Easy
Learn If I Fell in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Em – F#m – Em7 – Em – A7
If I Fell sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; Em7 is E, G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIEmiiF#miiiEm7ii7EmiiA7V7- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- Em7E · G · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: D – Gm – D
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGmD- GmG · Bb · D
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Questions about If I Fell
What chords are in If I Fell?
The loop is D – Em – F#m – Em7 – Em – A7 (I – ii – iii – ii7 – ii – V7) in D major, and the song ends on D – Gm – D.
What key is If I Fell in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If I Fell?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If I Fell easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of If I Fell?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.