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A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Mark Knopfler

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Left hand Moon River rollThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn) written out as piano music: the I – V – I – V loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.

A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2EVE G# B
3AIA C# E
4EVE G# B

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A – E – A – E chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn)

Does the sheet music for A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn) have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn)?

The loop is A – E – A – E (I – V – I – V) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.

What key is A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn) in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn)?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Love Idea (from Last Exit To Brooklyn) easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.