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Call It What You Want: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
- A major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- IV–I–V–IV loop
- 2017
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Call It What You Want written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – IV loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hop-skip heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.
Call It What You Want 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 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | E | V | E G# B |
| 4 | D | IV | D F# A |
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: hop-skip heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the D – A – E – D 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 Call It What You Want
Does the sheet music for Call It What You Want 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 Call It What You Want?
The loop is D – A – E – D (IV – I – V – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Call It What You Want in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Call It What You Want?
Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Call It What You Want 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.