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A Note from Linda: piano accompaniment sheet music

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A Note from Linda written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – iii loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays breaking wave (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10) and the right hand rising light.

A Note from Linda 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
3F#mviF# A C#
4C#miiiC# E G#

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: breaking wave (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10) in the left hand and rising light in the right, over the A – E – F#m – C#m 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 Note from Linda

Does the sheet music for A Note from Linda 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 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.