Edge of Desire Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Edge of Desire in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: A – D – A – D
How it goes
Edge of Desire sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVAIDIV
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Spinning-top pulse
How it goes
Six even low notes in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 87 songs of the library.
Spinning-top pulseRoot bass rhythm · WaltzLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Swaying waltz chords
How it goes
Two waltz chords, then a late top note after beat 3 that leans forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swaying waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 132 BPM
How it goes
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.
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Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in Edge of Desire?

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

What key is Edge of Desire in?

A major, at about 132 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Edge of Desire?

Spinning-top pulse: root bass · 3/4 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Edge of Desire 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.