In this Can't Help Falling in Love with you Elvis Presley piano tutorial, you'll learn how to sing and play this iconic song. Learn the chords, two different accompaniment strategies and sing and play along with me. Perfect for players of different levels!
Lyrics and Chords for Can't Help Falling in Love?
Sign up and get the lyrics and chords sheet sent to your inbox for FREE.
Can’t Help Falling in Love is a beloved song by Elvis Presley. Featured in the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii, most people don’t realize that the melody was based on Plaisir D’amour, a French love song composed in 1784!
For this Can't Help Falling in Love With You tutorial, we follow the usual three step song learning protocol for learning to sing and play songs.
Step #1: Learn the chords
Step #2: Learn the accompaniment strategy
Step #3: Put it all together
Song learning protocol
Step #1: Piano Chords to Can't Help Falling in Love
Lyrics and chords to Can't Help Falling in Love With You
Need to learn chords?
Sign up and get my FREE Ultimate Chord Cheat Sheets! Perfect for mastering your chords on piano.
Step #2: Can't Help Falling in Love With you Accompaniment Strategy
This song is in 12/8 time (or 4/4 time with a triplet grid) just like Baby Please Come Home for Christmas by The Eagles, Never Tear Us Apart by INXS and Oh! Darling By The Beatles.
Step #3: Put it All Together - Sing and Play Can't Help Falling in Love With You
Remember that you can (and should!) customize this to fit your skill level. If the chord inversions are too challenging for you, then play them all root position. If you want to level it up, try altering the groove or adding some solo fills.
Try to change up what you play over the course of the entire song to keep things interesting and support the vision you have for the song.
Try to avoid getting stuck in the little details! The goal is for you to learn to sing and play more songs - not drown in a pool of perfectionism. Have fun - it’s only music!
Want to learn great piano arrangements to a ton of songs?
In this course, you'll have access to dozens of song tutorials in different styles and accompaniments, from jazz to pop to holiday songs.
Expand your repertoire, work on your new skills and get more confident on the piano!
Learning a wide range of songs is the best way to become a truly versatile musician. In Let's Learn Songs, you will have access to songs from a myriad of styles, from jazz to pop, from rock to holiday classics.
What are slash chords?