Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play You Call It Madness on piano
- G major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Learn You Call It Madness in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Cm – D7 – G
You Call It Madness sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Cm is C, Eb and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVCmivD7V7GI- CC · E · G
- CmC · Eb · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: G – C – G
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GCG
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Questions about You Call It Madness
What chords are in You Call It Madness?
The loop is C – Cm – D7 – G (IV – iv – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is You Call It Madness in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You Call It Madness?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Call It Madness 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.