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.
Open Can't Help Falling In Love on the interactive piano, hear every chord, and loop the progression.
Play Can't Help Falling In Love in the Studio →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.
Yes. The song is played with no capo in the key of D, so there's no transposition — the piano plays the same D, F#m, Bm, G, A and A7 the guitar does. On piano the barre chords that are tricky on guitar (F#m, Bm) are just ordinary triads, which is why the song sits so naturally under the hands as rolled arpeggios.