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Can't Help Falling In Love Bass Tab

Elvis Presley · from Blue Hawaii, 1961

The wedding-and-first-dance classic in the key of D — a gentle 6/8 ballad built from D, F#m, Bm, G and A, with an A7 turning the verse back home. Played with no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all use the exact same chords. Every diagram below is sourced live from the chord library.

GuitarPianoSimple Bass
KeyD Major
DifficultyBeginner
PatternRoot note, one per chord

Verse

GDAE0D2F#2B0G0D0A0A

Chorus

GDAE0G0A2F#2B0G0A0D
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Questions about Can't Help Falling In Love on simple bass

What key is Can't Help Falling In Love in?

D major. It is built from D (I), F#m (iii), Bm (vi), G (IV) and A (V), with an A7 that leans the verse back to D. There is no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all play these same chords at the same pitch.

What does the bass play in Can't Help Falling In Love?

The simplest line follows the root of each chord — D, F#, B, G, A — in the order the chords move, with the A held under the A7 turnaround. Because the song has no capo these are the true pitches, identical to what the guitar and piano outline.

Chords & variants

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