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Call Me Irresponsible: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Jimmy Van Heusen

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1962
  • Medium
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Left hand Rolling wavesThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Call Me Irresponsible written out as piano music: the I – biio – ii – biiio loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

Call Me Irresponsible chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIF A C
2F#dimbii°F# A C
3GmiiG Bb D
4G#dimbiii°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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F – F#dim – Gm – G#dim 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 Me Irresponsible

Does the sheet music for Call Me Irresponsible 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 Me Irresponsible?

The loop is F – F#dim – Gm – G#dim (I – biio – ii – biiio) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Call Me Irresponsible in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Call Me Irresponsible?

Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Call Me Irresponsible 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.