How to play Falling Slowly from Once on piano

In this video piano lesson, Mario Ajero teaches how to play the piano part for the beginning of the song, "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the movie "Once". This song won an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 80th Annual Academy Awards. You can find a link to buy the sheet music at: marioajero.blogspot.com Follow The Piano Podcast on Facebook www.facebook.com

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25 Comments

  1. rencjoan says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    i learn it ;) pls. Teach the rest :)

  2. melisinda121 says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    thanks soooo much i lerned it!!!

  3. samdjl says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    hi can you please please teach the rest… i can only learn it if youre the one teaching it coz you are great..please please

  4. ElenaDujardi says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    I really like how you play this song and I don’t know how to read the sheet music,please upload a video and play the whole song.I will be extreemly thankful :D

  5. jeaniquek says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Thank you soooo much! I just bought my first piano a few days ago, never played and don’t have the time/money for lessons right now, so this video is so cool to start with! Thank you!

  6. Audrey7599 says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    i wanna learn this

  7. WorldxWidexSuicide says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    This is a wonderful tutorial! I have the sheet music but I’m terrible at reading piano music… this is pretty much the first time I’ve picked up my keyboard and learned a song. I’m having trouble with it, but I’m learning slowly from watching others and also attempting to decode the bass clef part of the sheet music ^_^ This was a great start though, thank you (:

  8. mariocast says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    @Dana21895 The bass notes are the same in chorus, but the accompaniment is varied in the right hand during the chorus. You can purchase the sheet music to see how that right hand goes during the chorus.

  9. Dana21895 says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    do I use these chords in the chorus too?

  10. chaostears says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    wow this is in the wrong key.

  11. thetvuser666 says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    this sounds like an easy song to learn asumming that the rest of the song is just as easy

  12. mapwall says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Thanks!

  13. tyoung829 says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    I just recently bought the sheet music, and I can’t find anyone else playing it this specific way, if you could please send me a video of the full song so that I know I’m playing correctly, I would greatly appreciate it!

  14. Gayle82896 says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    i need the next part the most

  15. TheGrilNextStreet says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Awsome way of teaching us! To bad this is the beginning only :(

  16. kRnTeDii says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    @mariocast this helps soooo much!!! thank youuuu
    but do you think you could do a tutorial of just the chorus though? D: i loveee that part TT-TT

  17. kRnTeDii says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    this helps soooo much!!! thank youuuu
    but do you think you could do a tutorial of just the chorus though? D: i loveee that part TT-TT

  18. societyangel says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    are you filipino? :D if so, kumasta na, titoooo? :D

  19. cameronmehl says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Are you sure? I’ve seen a number of different versions. Also when you get past 8 or 10 or so measures you can’t use this repetition as taught as the words don’t sound correct with it… Maybe show the rest? Even if it’s just you playing and singing…

  20. hellopossie says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    please show us the chorus!

  21. Skaluga says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Thank you!!

  22. Karrisa says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Ah, I learned this. You should post the rest! I’m curious how to play the chorus.

  23. NuclearSharkhead says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Thanks for the piece of sheet music, I just had a ball with it. :)

  24. kiwilovr says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    can you please teach the rest. its easy to follow you when you teach and i dont know how to read sheet music. i really love thissong

  25. dawbxyooj says:
    July 4, 2010 at 4:39 am

    Thank You! You do such a good job at teaching! Thank You Thank You! :)

How to play Falling Slowly from Once on piano

This video piano lesson by Mario Ajero teaches how to play the beginning of the song, "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the movie "Once". This song won an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 80th Annual Academy Awards. You can find a link to buy the sheet music at: marioajero.blogspot.com Become a fan of The Piano Podcast on Facebook www.facebook.com

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  1. mariocast says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    @animalxing284: I try to be nice to everybody, but only spend the extra time to help people that show a strong commitment. If someone’s not willing to pay $3.95 for sheet music (of which I only get 32 cents), why spend time making a video for them? Also do some research on “Fair Use” and “Copyright”. Then you might understand why I only teach portions of musical works online.

  2. animalxing284 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Why are you only nice to people who buy the sheet music D<

  3. mariocast says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    @maisydaze: Thanks for purchasing the sheet music. If you send me a private video of you playing the part that you’re having trouble with, I can send a private video back to you giving you feedback and tips on how to make it sound the way you want it to.

  4. maisydaze says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Hi,
    Thanks for this tutorial!
    I purchased the sheet music too. I have never taken lessons, yet just learn to play songs I like by the sheet music and by watching someone else play & listening to the music.
    I am having some trouble with the part in which the lyrics “Games that never amount…” begin. It just doesn’t sound right and I can’t seem to find anyone playing it on YouTube that is using the same sheet music.
    Any chance you can do a tutorial of more of the song?
    Thanks!

  5. animalxing284 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Great job at explaining it ^.^

    I wish I could buy the sheet music… *sigh*

  6. bloodyface17 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    what about the rest of the song? the chorus ETC… i’d like to see them. please add it!!!please please. i rea;;y need it…. PLEASE 1000x

  7. n3v3rFoRg3tThaT says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    you did an amazing job at teaching this :D Thank you so much!

  8. xFloath says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    thank you man, i needed it!

  9. aholliday3 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    !!Thankyou soo much!

  10. danarra says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    wow you’re a great teacher. keep it up.

  11. Bballchik234 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    please play the rest of the song! it’s beautiful

  12. candibobandi88 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    thank you very much! this song is beautiful. thank you.

  13. mariocast says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    @Rabidraider: Thanks for buying the sheet music, Mark. If you send me a YouTube message with a private video of the part of the song that you’re having trouble with, I’ll be delighted to send you back a private lesson video on that part.

  14. Rabidraider says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    I bought the music through your link, hope you get a well deserved kick back. Any chance you could do some more of this piece…

    thanks Mark…

  15. akinmine says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    You are a very good teacher. I learned the song right away considering I don’t even read NOTES!!! Please complete the song.

  16. grady1994 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    thank you so much for such a clear and helpful tutorial :) i could follow yours so much easier than others who posted falling slowly too. you are a great teacher and keep up the good work! x)

  17. jikkaduz says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    thank you so much for making this video very slow even i never had a paino lesson but i play this thank youuu for a thousand times!!

  18. titlewav says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    yay u made a new vid :P

  19. disneyfan715 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    this is so easy i almost fell asleep. gosh, it’d be more stimulating to just see the sheet music. maybe make some harder piano lessons.

  20. nickjonaslover1122 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    502

  21. nickjonaslover1122 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    yaa i no

  22. ronster117 says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    can you please make another video teaching the rest of this song?? cause i have the first part down now…please! haha
    you taught it really well though, its the most well done piano tutorial i’ve found on youtube

  23. mariocast says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    @helenwazhere: I used a Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV Grand Piano connected to a MacBook Pro computer. The software programs to display the keys/pedals and notation were Home Concert Xtreme and Internet MIDI by Timewarp Technologies. I used ScreenFlow to record the screen captures and did final edits in iMovie ’09 for final edits.

  24. helenwazhere says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    what program did u use?

  25. withu2inmind says:
    July 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    I love this song, and I LOVE the way you have taught it!!! Thanks so much