Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play The Next Time I Fall on piano
By Peter Cetera with Amy Grant
- A major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- IV–V–I–IV loop
- Medium
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Learn The Next Time I Fall in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – E – A – D
How it goes
The Next Time I Fall sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVEVAIDIV- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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
Ending: E – D – A
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EDA
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Questions about The Next Time I Fall
What chords are in The Next Time I Fall?
The loop is D – E – A – D (IV – V – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on E – D – A.
What key is The Next Time I Fall in?
A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Next Time I Fall?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Next Time I Fall 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.