Side Notes: Helpful Hints:

• If you ever go to Cheesecake Factory, get the Thai • I play this song as if I were a drummer and the piano
chicken wraps. They’re yummy!! 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)

Can't Help Falling In Love

 =132-148
Circumambulatively
copyright ©2001 written by Jon Schmidt
(from the album To The Summit )
1

1 23 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 123 4 5 6 7 8

Pedal ad-lib, except where noted

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 123 4 5 6 7 8 123 4 5 6 7 8

11 trill on the B if you so desire

/

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 123 4 56 7 8 123 4 5 6 7 8

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1 23 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8

20 4
4 1 2 3

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

24 1
3 2 4 1
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3 4
28 5 2 3
1
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12

32 2
5 1 5

5 6 7 8 1 2

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 36 4
1 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3
39 2
1

1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

42 5
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2 3 1 2
2 1
3 3 5

46

49
1 2

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 5
53 5 2 5
3 2 1

1 2 3

5 1 1
5

My style of writing often anticipates the chord changes.

Trust me, these anticipations sound much better at regular speed.
56

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

cresc.

1 2 3
5 1

59 3

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
5
5
5

62 5 5
5
1 1 2 3

5 1 5 1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5

5 4 5
65 4 5 5
4 5 4
1 1 1
1

1 5 1
1 5

5
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 5
68 2 5
1 1
4 3 2 2 1

5 5
71 2 2 4
4 1 2
1 1 1 1

cresc.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 5 1
5 5 5

74

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

5 4
4

4 2 5
2 1 4
77 2
1 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

5 5 1
3

5 4 2
4 2 1
80
1 1 1 1 1 1

1 2
cresc.

1 1 1 1
5
1 1 1
5
5 5 5
Can't Help Falling In Love 38 D 5
 84 3 5

1 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 5
1 /
F♯
1
5 5 move hand
5
5
3
87 5 4 4 5 2
1 2 3

1 1 1 1
1 1 1 5

F♯
5
E 5
5 5

5
90 3
1 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1
5

5 5
5

4
93 2
1 1 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 1 5 1 1 5 1 1

3
96 2
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
cresc.

5 1

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 99
1 4

4 1
4
4
5

102
1 2 1 - 1

1 2

1 5 1 5
1 1
1 1
5 5 5
1 1
5 thumb on D and E
3
105 1
1 1 1 1

1 2 1 2

1 5
1 1 1
1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5 5
1 1 1

108

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
decresc.

1 5
1
1
5 5 5
1
fast (like a grace note)
111 /

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Now for the fun page.

Can't Help Falling In Love 40
 Some people enjoy trilling the C with the right hand
and the E with the left hand. ( A double trill!)
114

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

hair pins for trill use only

5
play it free and cadenza like from here to measure 127 3
3 2 5 1 5 1
117 3 1
3 1 3 2
1 1

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(If you don't dig cadenzas, it sounds fine to just play the chords in this area.)

see footnote
5
/
2 3
118

1& 2 & 3& 4& 5 & 6& 7& 8& 9&

(These numbers are totally useless unless you count with a beat.)

4
121 2
1 3 2

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2& 3 & 4 &

5 4 3
122
3 1 3

a tempo
straw - ber - ry ice cold lem - on - ade

ritard (I thought that one up myself)

Can't Help Falling In Love 41Footnote: That sign up there means play the printed note, step up one note, then play the printed note again
 124

ritard

127

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

5
5
A 2
another trilling opportunity if you'd like 2 5
130 2 1 1
/ 2 3 4 1 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

( )

133 sorry about the trill jokes

/

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
( )

4
5 A
2 G
3
136
1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Can't Help Falling In Love 42

 139

142

cresc.

4 3 2 1 2 1 2 1

145

1 2

148
5 1

cresc. 7 8 ritard

151

You can either be done or ad-lib a fade similar to

with a tremolo on this chord, crescendo as you ritard to the end 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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