I Just Called To Say I Love You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Just Called To Say I Love You in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Dm7 – F – Am7 – Em – Em7 – Em – A7 – F
How it goes
I Just Called To Say I Love You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Dm7 is D, F, A and C; F is F, A and C; Am7 is A, C, E and G; Em is E, G and B; Em7 is E, G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dm7ii7FIVAm7vi7EmiiiEm7iii7EmiiiA7VI7FIV
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- FF · A · C
- Am7A · C · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- Em7E · G · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
169 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Sleep-in chords
How it goes
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleep-in chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 112 BPM
How it goes
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.
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Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G

What chords are in I Just Called To Say I Love You?

The loop is Dm7 – F – Am7 – Em – Em7 – Em – A7 – F (ii7 – IV – vi7 – iii – iii7 – iii – VI7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is I Just Called To Say I Love You in?

C major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Just Called To Say I Love You?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Just Called To Say I Love You easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I Just Called To Say I Love You?

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