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How to play A Voice Calling Out on piano
Written by Bethany Dillon
- E major
- 3/4
- 88 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
Learn A Voice Calling Out in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – Bsus4 – Asus4 – C#m
A Voice Calling Out sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; Bsus4 is B, E and F#; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#mviBsus4Vsus4Asus4IVsus4C#mvi- C#mC# · E · G#
- Bsus4B · E · F#
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah-pah
One strong beat and two light ones: a dance in three. Musicians call it waltz oom-pah-pah (waltz), an easy pattern heard in 526 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Chattering waltz
After the first beat, quick chords and notes chatter to the end of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 88 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about A Voice Calling Out
What chords are in A Voice Calling Out?
The loop is C#m – Bsus4 – Asus4 – C#m (vi – Vsus – IVsus – vi) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is A Voice Calling Out in?
E major, at about 88 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Voice Calling Out?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Voice Calling Out 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.