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A Call from the Vatican: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- Easy
A Call from the Vatican written out as piano music: the bVII7 – VI7 – bVI7 – V7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand steady chords.
A Call from the Vatican chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Gb7 | bVII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 2 | F7 | VI7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | Fb7 | bVI7 | Fb Ab Cb Ebb |
| 4 | Eb7 | V7 | Eb G Bb Db |
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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Gb7 – F7 – Fb7 – Eb7 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 Call from the Vatican
Does the sheet music for A Call from the Vatican 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 Call from the Vatican?
The loop is Gb7 – F7 – Fb7 – Eb7 (bVII7 – VI7 – bVI7 – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is A Call from the Vatican in?
Ab major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Call from the Vatican?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Call from the Vatican 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.