How to Play Falling Slowly on Guitar?

Glen Hansard - Falling Slowly can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Am, G chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Falling Slowly with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Glen Hansard - Falling Slowly Chords

Chord reference C, F, Am, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[C] [F] [C] [F] [C]I don’t know you, [F]but I want you [C]all the more for [F]that [C]Words fall through me and [F]always fool me, [C]and I can’t [F]react [Am]Games that [G]never [F]amount to [G]more than they’re [Am]meant will [G]play themselves [F]out

[C]Take this sinking [F]boat and point it [Am]home, we’ve still got [F]time [C]Raise your hopeful [F]voice, you had [Am]the choice, you’ve made [F]it now

[C]Falling slowly, [F]eyes that know [C]me, and I can’t [F]go back [C]Moods that take me [F]and erase me, [C]and I’m painted [F]black [Am]You have [G]suffered [F]enough and [G]warred with [Am]yourself, it’s [G]time that you [F]won

[C]Take this sinking [F]boat and point it [Am]home, we’ve still got [F]time [C]Raise your hopeful [F]voice, you had the [Am]choice, you’ve made it [F]now

[Am] [G] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C]Take this sinking [F]boat and point it [Am]home, we’ve still got [F]time [C]Raise your hopeful [F]voice, you had the [Am]choice, you’ve made it [F]now [C]Falling slowly [F]sing your [Am]melody, I’ll sing [F]along

[C] [F] [Am] [F] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]

Artist Glen Hansard

Album Once Soundtrack

Genres Alternative, Folk, Indie, Rock, Indie Folk

Year 2006

Key C

Glen Hansard - Falling Slowly can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Am, G chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Falling Slowly with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.