Piano & Keyboard Song Lesson For Beginners – How To Play You Can’t Help But Fall In Love

I Can’t Help Falling In Love was recorded by the King of Pop Elvis Presley in 1962 and featured in his movie Blue Hawaii.

It has also been covered many times by other artists like UB40 and the A-teams.

This song was one of Elvis Presley’s most beloved songs and was always a permanent fixture in his live performances. The emotion he evoked when singing this classic ballad completely wowed his audience.

It is a beautiful song and is loved by many people around the world, making it a favorite at weddings, being a perfect first dance song or song to end the night.

The time signature is 6/8 which gives it a nice rhythm, and the chords the song uses fit perfectly with the style of the music.

Due to its simple and repetitive arrangement, it is perfectly suited to a keyboard or piano beginner.

Since the song uses a different time signature, it gives new musicians an idea of ​​how the different rhythms work and sound.

The melody that will be played on your right hand is shown below and includes the correct fingers to use, (1) being your thumb and (5) being your little finger.

FINGERS / NOTES:

1 5 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 1

CGCDEFEDGABCDEFEDC

The melody above is the verse section of the song.

If you want to add some left sections to this, try the following:

FINGERS / NOTES RIGHT AND LEFT HAND:

1 5 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 1

CGCDEFEDGABCDEFEDC

5 3 1 2 5 1 2 3 2 5 1 5

CEAFCGFEFCGC

The bass notes above are for the left hand section and are only playing a direct beat. They remain until you reach the next notes. If you want to add a beat to the bass to give it more color, take the notes given above and turn them into the following chords:

C MAJOR – CEG

E minor – GBS

A MINOR – AS

F MAJOR – FAC

An example of how they should be played to the left if you choose to do this is:

C MAJOR

FINGERS: 5 3 2 1 2 3

CHORD: CEGCGE