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London Calling: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F minor
- 6/8
- 160 BPM
- Medium
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London Calling written out as piano music: the vi – bVII – vi – bVII loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand rowing-boat chords.
London Calling chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 2 | Eb | VII | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 4 | Eb | VII | Eb G Bb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and rowing-boat chords in the right, over the Dm – Eb – Dm – Eb chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about London Calling
Does the sheet music for London Calling have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in London Calling?
The loop is Dm – Eb – Dm – Eb (vi – bVII – vi – bVII) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is London Calling in?
F minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in London Calling?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is London Calling 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.