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I Just Called To Say I Loved You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • Db major
  • 4/4
  • 112 BPM
  • 1984
  • Easy
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Left hand Bossa seesawRight hand Sleep-in chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 I Just Called To Say I Loved You without reading music. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) and the right hand sleep-in chords.

I Just Called To Say I Loved You accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Ebm – G – Ab loop with bossa seesaw in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RA4+C5+D5+F5 A4+C5+D5+F5 B4+C5+E5+G#5
LD2 D2 A2 A2
Bar 2
Ebm
RBb4+Db5+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+Gb5 C5+Db5+F5+A5
LEb2 Eb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
G
RD5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5 E5+F#5+A5+C#6
LG2 G2 D3 D3
Bar 4
Ab
RGb6 F6 Eb6 Db6 C6 Bb5 Ab5 Gb5
LAb2 Ab2 Eb3 Eb3
Bar 5
Dm
RA4+C5+D5+F5 A4+C5+D5+F5 B4+C5+E5+G#5
LD2 D2 A2 A2
Bar 6
Ebm
RBb4+Db5+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Eb5+Gb5 C5+Db5+F5+A5
LEb2 Eb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
G
RD5+F#5+G5+B5 D5+F#5+G5+B5 E5+F#5+A5+C#6
LG2 G2 D3 D3
Bar 8
Ab
REb5+G5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+G5+Ab5+C6 F5+G5+Bb5+D6
LAb2 Ab2 Eb3 Eb3

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 I Just Called To Say I Loved You

What are the letter notes for the I Just Called To Say I Loved You 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 Dm – Ebm – G – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.

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

The loop is Dm – Ebm – G – Ab (bii – ii – #IV – V) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

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

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

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

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

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

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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