Piano Notes and Chords for Call Out My Name – The Weeknd
This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Call Out My Name by The Weeknd.
Key Information
Key Signature: Seven flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb)
Scale: Ab minor / Cb Major Scale (seven black keys)
Ab minor Scale Notes: Ab, Bb, Cb (B), Db, Eb, Fb (E), Gb
The relative major of Ab minor is Cb major (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
Cb Major Scale Notes: Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb
The enharmonic equivalent of Cb major is B major i.e., the same notes but written (notated) differently.
B major Scale Notes: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B
Tempo: 70 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Call Out My Name Piano Tutorial
Piano Keys Layout
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes.
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Call Out My Name Piano Chords
List of chords and their notes for the song Call Out My Name:
Abm (A-flat minor) chord: Ab, Cb (B), and Eb
Ebm (E-flat minor) chord: Eb, Gb, and Bb
Gb (G-flat major) chord: Gb, Bb, and Db
Chord details for the song such as structure, formula, note intervals, etc., are given after the full song notations.
Call Out My Name Piano Notes and Chords
Verse 1
We found each other
I helped you out of a broken place
You gave me comfort
But falling for you was my mistake
Bb Db* Eb* Bb Ab~~~
We found each | other
|Abm
Bb Db* Eb* Bb Ab~ (Eb) Gb~ Ab~~ Eb~~~
I helped you | out of a broken place
|Ebm
Bb Db* Eb* Bb Ab~~~
You gave me | comfort
|Abm
(Eb) Bb Db* Eb* Bb Ab~ Gb~ Db*~~ Db*~~
But falling for | you was my mistake
|Ebm
Pre-Chorus
I put you on top, I put you on top
I claimed you so proud and openly
And when times were rough, when times were rough
I made sure I held you close to me
(Gb) Db*~ (Bb) Db* (Bb) Ab~~~
I put you on | top,
|Abm
(Bb) Db*~ (Bb) Eb* (Bb) Ab~~~
I put you on top
(Gb) Db*~ (Bb) Ab Gb~~
I claimed you so | proud
|Ebm
Gb Gb~ Db* Db*~~
and openly
(Gb) Db*~~ (Bb) Db* (Bb) Ab~~
And when times were | rough,
|Abm
Db*~~ (Bb) Eb* (Bb) Ab~~
when times were rough
(Gb) Db*~ (Bb) Ab Gb~
I made sure I | held
|Ebm
Gb Eb~~ Eb* Db* Eb*~~
you close to me
Chorus (Part 1)
So call out my name (Call out my name)
Call out my name when I kiss you so gently
I want you to stay (Want you to stay)
I want you to stay even though you don’t want me
(Eb*) Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
So call out my | name
|Abm
Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
Call out my | name
Bb* Ab* Gb* F*
Call out my | name
|Ebm
Eb*~ (Db*) Ab* F*~ (Eb*) Ab* F*~
when I kiss you so gently
(Eb*) Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
I want you to | stay
|Abm
Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~
I want you to | stay,
(Eb*) Bb* Ab* Gb* F*
I want you to | stay,
|Ebm
Eb*~ (Db*) Ab* F*~ (Eb*) Ab* F*~
even though you don’t want me
Chorus (Part 2)
Girl, why can’t you wait? (Why can’t you wait, baby?)
Girl, why can’t you wait ’til I fall out of love?
Won’t you call out my name? (Call out my name)
Girl, call out my name, and I’ll be on my way and
I’ll be on my—
(Eb*) Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
Girl, why can’t you | wait?
|Abm
Bb* Ab* Gb* F* Eb*~
Girl, why can’t you | wait
(Eb*) Bb* Ab* Gb* F*
Girl, why can’t you | wait
|Ebm
Eb*~ (Db*) Ab* F*~ (Eb*) Ab* F*~
’til I fall out of love?
(Eb*) Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
Won’t you call out my | name?
|Abm
Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~
Girl, call out my | name,
(Eb*) Bb* Ab* Gb* F*
Girl, call out my | name,
|Ebm
Eb*~ (Db*) Ab* F*~ (Eb*) Ab* F*~
and I’ll be on my way and
(Eb*) Eb* Gb* Bb*~
I’ll be on my…
Verse 2
I said I didn’t feel nothing, baby, but I lied
I almost cut a piece of myself for your life
Guess I was just another pit stop
‘Til you made up your mind
You just wasted my time
Pre-Chorus
I put you on top, I put you on top
I claimed you so proud and openly
And when times were rough, when times were rough
I made sure I held you close to me
(Gb) Db*~ (Bb) Db* (Bb) Ab~~~
I put you on | top,
|Abm
(Bb) Db*~ (Bb) Eb* (Bb) Ab~~~
I put you on top
(Gb) Db*~ (Bb) Ab Gb~~
I claimed you so | proud
|Ebm
Gb Gb~ Db* Db*~~
and openly
(Gb) Db*~~ (Bb) Db* (Bb) Ab~~
And when times were | rough,
|Abm
Db*~~ (Bb) Eb* (Bb) Ab~~
when times were rough
(Gb) Db*~ (Bb) Ab Gb~
I made sure I | held
|Ebm
Gb Eb~~ Eb* Db* Eb*~~
you close to me
Chorus (Part 1)
So call out my name (Call out my name)
Call out my name when I kiss you so gently
I want you to stay (Want you to stay)
I want you to stay even though you don’t want me
(Eb*) Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
So call out my | name
|Abm
Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
Call out my | name
Bb* Ab* Gb* F*
Call out my | name
|Ebm
Eb*~ (Db*) Ab* F*~ (Eb*) Ab* F*~
when I kiss you so gently
(Eb*) Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~~
I want you to | stay
|Abm
Eb* Gb* Bb* Ab*~
I want you to | stay,
(Eb*) Bb* Ab* Gb* F*
I want you to | stay,
|Ebm
Eb*~ (Db*) Ab* F*~ (Eb*) Ab* F*~
even though you don’t want me
Call Out My Name Piano Chord Details
Here are the notes, structure, formula, and note intervals for the Call Out My Name Chords:
Notes of the Ab (A Flat) Minor Scale:
Ab, Bb, Cb (B), Db, Eb, Fb (E), Gb, Ab
Chords of the Ab (A Flat) Minor Scale:
Abm, Bbdm, Cb (B), Dbm, Ebm, Fb (E), and Gb
(i.e., Ab minor, Bb diminished, Cb (B) major, Db minor, Eb minor, Fb (E) major, and Gb major)
Chords used for the song Call Out My Name are:
Abm, Ebm, and Gb
Abm Chord
Abm (A-flat minor) chord notes: Ab, Cb (B), Eb
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Abm chord simplified notes: Ab, B, and Eb
Ebm Chord
Ebm (E-flat minor) chord notes: Eb, Gb, Bb
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – b3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), b3 (minor third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
Gb Chord
Gb (G-flat major) chord notes: Gb, Bb, Db
Structure: Triad (a three-note chord)
Chord Formula: 1 – 3 – 5
Note intervals: 1 (root note), 3 (major third), and 5 (perfect fifth)
