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Call Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Petula Clark

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1965
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy seesawThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Call Me without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Call Me in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Abmaj7 → Ab
RC4+Eb4+G4+Bb4 F3+Ab3+C4+Eb4
LAb2+G3 Ab2+Eb3 Eb2
Bar 2
Fm
RC4+F4+Bb4 C5 Bb4 C4+F4+Ab4 G4 C4+F4+Ab4
LF2+Ab3 C3 C3
Bar 3
Abmaj7 → Ab
RC4+Eb4+G4+Bb4 F3+Ab3+C4+Eb4
LAb2+G3 Ab2+Eb3 Eb2
Bar 4
Fm
RC4+F4+Bb4 C5 Bb4 C4+F4+Ab4 G4 C4+F4+Ab4
LF2+Ab3 C3 C3

Call Me accompaniment in letter notes

The Abmaj7 – Ab – Fm – Abmaj7 – Ab – Fm loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Abmaj7 → Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5 Ab4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 2
Fm
RF4+Ab4+C5
LF2 C3 C3
Bar 3
Abmaj7 → Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5 Ab4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 4
Fm
RF4+Ab4+C5 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5 F5 E5
LF2 C3 C3
Bar 5
Abmaj7 → Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5 Ab4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 6
Fm
RF4+Ab4+C5
LF2 C3 C3
Bar 7
Abmaj7 → Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5 Ab4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 8
Fm
RF4+Ab4+C5
LF2 C3 C3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Call Me

What are the letter notes for the Call Me piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Abmaj7 – Ab – Fm – Abmaj7 – Ab – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Call Me?

The loop is Abmaj7 – Ab – Fm – Abmaj7 – Ab – Fm (bVImaj7 – bVI – iv – bVImaj7 – bVI – iv) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Call Me in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Call Me?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Call Me easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Call Me?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.