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In A Real Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Phil Vassar & Craig Wiseman
- A major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- I–vi–IV–V loop
- 2003
- Medium
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In A Real Love written out as piano music: the I – vi – IV – V loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand steady chords.
In A Real Love 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 3 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 4 | E | V | E 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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the A – F#m – D – 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 In A Real Love
Does the sheet music for In A Real Love 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 In A Real Love?
The loop is A – F#m – D – E (I – vi – IV – V) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – E – A.
What key is In A Real Love in?
A major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In A Real Love?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In A Real Love 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.