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Can't Help Falling In Love

written by Jon Schmidt(from the album )To The Summit 

Can't Help Falling In Love

Side Notes: Helpful Hints:

copyright ©2001

Circumambulatively

=132-148

• If you ever go to Cheesecake Factory, get the Thaia set of drums.

• I play this song as if I were a drummer and the pianochicken wraps. They’re yummy!!

• The first part is a little tedious from a countingstandpoint. So I suggest learning measures 59-81 first.

• As in Prelude, using a strong underlying 2 beat accent ineach 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 soundson the recording at mp3.com/jonschmidt for free.(please see ad on pg. 14)

1

6

11trill on the B if you so desire

 / 

1

Pedal ad-lib, except where noted 

23 4 5 6 7 8 123 4 5 6 7 8 123 4 5 6 7 8  

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 123 4 5 6 7 8  

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4

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

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1 2 3

5 1

3

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2 1

My style of writing often anticipates the chord changes.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1

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cresc.

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thumb on D and E

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111  / fast (like a grace note)

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decresc.

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

Now for the fun page.

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

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 play it free and cadenza like from here to measure 127 

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 / 

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1223

hair pins for trill use only

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  

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1 &

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

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& 3 & 4

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&

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3 2 5 1

3 1

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see footnote

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

1 & 2 & 3 & 54 & 6 & 7 8 & & 9& &

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1 & 2 &

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3 &

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

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& 4 &

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straw ber ry

ritard  (I thought that one up myself)

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- ice cold lem on- ade

Footnote: That sign up there means play the printed note, step up one note, then play the printed note again

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-a tempo

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another trilling opportunity if you'd likeA

133 sorry about the trill jokes

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ritard 

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4 3 2 1 2 1 2 1

cresc.

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7 8  ritard 

with a tremolo on this chord, crescendo as you ritard to the endYou can either be done or ad-lib a fade similar towhat I do in the recording. (The right hand can changeand finish with these notes: G,C,D,E,G )