Frankie Lymon

Why Do Fools Fall in Love – Frankie Lymon: piano chords

Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D Bm Em A7 G E7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D

Verse 1

Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D G D

Bridge 1

G D G E7 A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7

Solo 1

G D G A7 G D G E7 A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D G D

Bridge 2

G D G E7 A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7

Outro 1

G A7 D Bm Em A7 D G D

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Questions

Which chords does Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Why Do Fools Fall in Love to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.