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When I Fall In Love: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Nat King Cole

  • Db major
  • 4/4
  • 78 BPM
  • 1952
  • Easy
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When I Fall In Love written out as piano music: the V7 – I – iv – I loop in Db major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand soft chords.

When I Fall In Love chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Db major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Ab7V7Ab C Eb Gb
2DbIDb F Ab
3GbmivGb Bbb Db
4DbIDb F Ab

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Ab7 – Db – Gbm – Db chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about When I Fall In Love

Does the sheet music for When I Fall In Love have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in When I Fall In Love?

The loop is Ab7 – Db – Gbm – Db (V7 – I – iv – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is When I Fall In Love in?

Db major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in When I Fall In Love?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is When I Fall In Love 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.