This song was written by Bernie Taupin and Elton John. The song is hailed as a near perfect love ballad. This was Elton Johns first pop hit and reached #7 in the pop charts. Learn this song with step by step, easy to follow video lessons. Skills used in this tutorial include; arpeggios, broken and block chords, seventh chords, chord inversions, circle of fifths, syncopation. Running time: 30.08 minutes.