Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Robert Goulet
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) written out as piano music: the vi – II7 – V – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand lub-dub chords.
Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 2 | A7 | II7 | A C# E G |
| 3 | D | V | D F# A |
| 4 | G | I | G B D |
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: gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right, over the Em – A7 – D – G 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 Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)
Does the sheet music for Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) 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 Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)?
The loop is Em – A7 – D – G (vi – II7 – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.