The Shelter Of Storms Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Shelter Of Storms in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – C – G – F
How it goes
The Shelter Of Storms sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVCIGVFIV
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
30 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Breaking wave
How it goes
Four notes roll up quickly to a bright high top, then let it ring. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 162 songs of the library.
Breaking waveOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Bossa chords
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bossa chordsSyncopated chords · Bossa novaRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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.
5
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

What chords are in The Shelter Of Storms?

The loop is G – C – G – F (V – I – V – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is The Shelter Of Storms in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Shelter Of Storms?

Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Shelter Of Storms 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.