Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play A Social Call on piano
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1960
- Easy
Learn A Social Call in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – Cm – Eb7 – Ab
A Social Call sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7III7CmviEb7I7AbIV- G7G · B · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Stride jumps
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 BPM
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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about A Social Call
What chords are in A Social Call?
The loop is G7 – Cm – Eb7 – Ab (III7 – vi – I7 – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is A Social Call in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Social Call?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Social Call 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.