Can't Help Falling in Love - John Schmidt

Side Notes:

Helpful Hints: • I play this song as if I were a drummer and the piano a set of drums. • The first part is a little tedious from a counting standpoint. So I suggest learning measures 59-81 first. • As in Prelude, using a strong underlying 2 beat accent in each measure makes it a lot more fun to play. (Let the off beat feel stronger than the down beat.) • I strongly suggest listening to how this song sounds on the recording at mp3.com/jonschmidt for free. (please see ad on pg. 14)

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Can't Help Falling In Love  =132-148

Circumambulatively

written by Jon Schmidt

copyright ©2001

(from the album To The Summit )

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Now for the fun page. Can't Help Falling In Love

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Some people enjoy trilling the C with the right hand and the E with the left hand. ( A double trill!)

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You can either be done or ad-lib a fade similar to what I do in the recording. (The right hand can change

and finish with these notes: G,C,D,E,G )

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