Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Call Me Sir on piano
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- B major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 2018
- Medium
Learn Call Me Sir in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – G#m – C#m – Am
Call Me Sir sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; G#m is G#, B and D#; C#m is C#, E and G#; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmivG#mviC#miiAmbvii- EmE · G · B
- G#mG# · B · D#
- C#mC# · E · G#
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Double-step climb
Two beats on the root, two on the next chord note up: simple and steady. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 284 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Twinkle
Two notes twinkling back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: E – F# – B
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#B- EE · G# · B
- F#F# · A# · C#
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about Call Me Sir
What chords are in Call Me Sir?
The loop is Em – G#m – C#m – Am (iv – vi – ii – bvii) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Call Me Sir in?
B major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Call Me Sir?
Double-step climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Call Me Sir 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.