Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play A Note from Linda on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- I–V–vi–iii loop
- Medium
Learn A Note from Linda in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E – F#m – C#m
A Note from Linda sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; C#m is C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEVF#mviC#miii- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- 2
Left hand: Breaking wave
Four notes roll up quickly to a bright high top, then let it ring. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 162 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rising light
Three notes climb again and again, starting just after the beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: A – Dm – A
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ADmA- DmD · F · A
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Questions about A Note from Linda
What chords are in A Note from Linda?
The loop is A – E – F#m – C#m (I – V – vi – iii) in A major, and the song ends on A – Dm – A.
What key is A Note from Linda in?
A major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Note from Linda?
Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Note from Linda 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.