Ed Sheeran – Cant Help Falling In Love Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDAG/BGF#mB

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This is the chord progression of Cant Help Falling In Love by Ed Sheeran on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D    A    G/B          G          D           A
Wise men say, only fools rush in
G          A       G/B          G          D       A     D
But I can’t help falling in love with you
D      A        G/B      G      D        A
Shall I stay, would it be a sin?
G          A     G/B          G          D      A     D
If I can’t help falling in love with you

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[Chorus]
F#m          B          F#m          B
Like a river flows surely to the sea
F#m                  B
Darling so it goes
F#m          B          G          A
Some things are meant to be

[Verse 2]
D          A          G/B          G          D          A
Take my hand, take my whole life too
G          A      G/B          G          D          A    D
For I can’t help falling in love with you

[Chorus]
F#m                  B          F#m          B
Like a river flows surely to the sea
F#m                  B
Darling so it goes
F#m B G A
Some things are meant to be

[Verse 3]
D          A    G/B          G          D          A
Take my hand, take my whole life too
G          A          G/B          G     D     A          D
For I can’t help falling in love with you
G          A          G/B      G          D          A     D
For I can’t help falling in love with you

How to play Cant Help Falling In Love: key, chords and progression

Cant Help Falling In Love by Ed Sheeran is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: D, A, G/B, G, F#m and B.

Listen for A – G/B – G – D (II – I – I – V in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, F, Em, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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Cant Help Falling In Love chords: questions

What key is Cant Help Falling In Love in?

Cant Help Falling In Love by Ed Sheeran is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Cant Help Falling In Love?

Cant Help Falling In Love uses 6 chords: D, A, G/B, G, F#m, B.

What is the chord progression of Cant Help Falling In Love?

The main progression is A – G/B – G – D (II – I – I – V).

Is Cant Help Falling In Love easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, F, Em, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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