I Can't Help Lovin You Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays404

I Can't Help Lovin You by Paul Anka is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, G, Cm, Eb, A, Gm and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
{Part 1} 
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x4) 

{Part 2}  
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x4) 

AND AT THE SAME TIME 
(Trumpet) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-5-7-9h11-11p9-9p7-8p6-6p4--5-7-9--4h6-6h8-7h9-9h11--| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| (x2) 


Verse 
(Guitar) 
   Bb Bb Bb Bb G  G  G  G              Cm Cm Cm Cm Eb  Eb  Eb  Eb  
e|-6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3--3--11--11--11--11--------------| 
B|-6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--------------4--4--4--4--11--11--11--11--------------| 
G|-7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--------------5--5--5--5--12--12--12--12--------------| \ 
D|-8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--------------5--5--5--5--13--13--13--13--------------|  \ 
A|-8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--------------3--3--3--3--13--13--13--13--------------|   \ 
E|-6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3--3--11--11--11--11--------------|   x2              
                                                                                   / 
(Trumpet)                                                                         /  
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| / 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------9-9-7--------| 
D|--------------------------------7-9-----------------------------------9-7-5--| 
A|------------------------5-5-7-9----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Pre-Chorus 
(Trumpet) 
   Bb A  Gm Bb   Dm Cm Bb 
e|-6--6--6--6----5--4--6--| 
B|-6--6--6--6----6--4--6--| 
G|-7--6--4--7----7--5--7--| 
D|-8--7--5--8----7--5--8--| 
A|-8--7--5--8----5--3--8--| 
E|-6--5--3--6----5--3--6--| 


Chorus 
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x4) 


Post-Chorus 
{Part 2}  
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x4) 

AND AT THE SAME TIME 
(Trumpet) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-5-7-9h11-11p9-9p7-8p6-6p4--5-7-9--4h6-6h8-7h9-9h11--| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| (x2) 


Verse 
(Guitar) 
   Bb Bb Bb Bb G  G  G  G              Cm Cm Cm Cm Eb  Eb  Eb  Eb  
e|-6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3--3--11--11--11--11--------------| 
B|-6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--------------4--4--4--4--11--11--11--11--------------| 
G|-7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4--------------5--5--5--5--12--12--12--12--------------| \ 
D|-8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--------------5--5--5--5--13--13--13--13--------------|  \ 
A|-8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--------------3--3--3--3--13--13--13--13--------------|   \ 
E|-6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--------------3--3--3--3--11--11--11--11--------------|   x2              
                                                                                   / 
(Trumpet)                                                                         /  
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| / 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------9-9-7--------| 
D|--------------------------------7-9-----------------------------------9-7-5--| 
A|------------------------5-5-7-9----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Pre-Chorus 
(Trumpet) 
   Bb A  Gm Bb   Dm Cm Bb 
e|-6--6--6--6----5--4--6--| 
B|-6--6--6--6----6--4--6--| 
G|-7--6--4--7----7--5--7--| 
D|-8--7--5--8----7--5--8--| 
A|-8--7--5--8----5--3--8--| 
E|-6--5--3--6----5--3--6--| 


Chorus 
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x4) 


Post-Chorus 
{Part 2}  
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x4) 

AND AT THE SAME TIME 
(Trumpet) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-5-7-9h11-11p9-9p7-8p6-6p4--5-7-9--4h6-6h8-7h9-9h11--| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| (x2) 


Solo 
(Saxophone) 
e|-----------------b9-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------| 
B|-6b9-6b9-6b9-6b9------9-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-b9-b9---| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 


Chorus 
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x4) 


Outro 
(Guitar) 
e|-------| 
B|-7-5-5-| 
G|-------| 
D|-------| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| (Throughout) 
  
AND AT THE SAME TIME 
(Bass) 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0--0-3-4-6--6-6-4-6-| (x8) 

AND AT THE SAME TIME 
(Trumpet) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-5-7-9h11-11p9-9p7-8p6-6p4--5-7-9--4h6-6h8-7h9-9h11--| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| (x4) 


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| h   Hammer-on 
| p   Pull-off 

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Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante