Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play When Did I Fall In Love on piano
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–v–I7–IV loop
- Medium
Learn When Did I Fall In Love in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb
When Did I Fall In Love sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFmvBb7I7EbIV- BbBb · D · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Cm – F7 – Bb
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmF7Bb- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
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Questions about When Did I Fall In Love
What chords are in When Did I Fall In Love?
The loop is Bb – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (I – v – I7 – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is When Did I Fall In Love in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in When Did I Fall In Love?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When Did I Fall In Love 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.