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How to play Calling All Angels on piano
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–bVII–IV–I loop
- Medium
Learn Calling All Angels in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb
Calling All Angels sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIAbbVIIEbIVBbI- BbBb · D · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Springy footsteps
A quick double skip at the start, then steady steps to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 209 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Zigzag chords
Steady at first, then a quick zigzag of chords around beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- FF · A · C
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Questions about Calling All Angels
What chords are in Calling All Angels?
The loop is Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb (I – bVII – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Calling All Angels in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Calling All Angels?
Springy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Calling All Angels 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.