Cold Rain And Snow Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Cold Rain And Snow in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D – E – D – E
Cold Rain And Snow sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbVIIEIDbVIIEI
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
30 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Take-off climb
Two pushes on the root, then a climb up the chord to beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 105 songs of the library.
Take-off climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Bossa chords
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
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Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: E – D – E
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EDE

What chords are in Cold Rain And Snow?

The loop is D – E – D – E (bVII – I – bVII – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – D – E.

What key is Cold Rain And Snow in?

E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Cold Rain And Snow?

Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Cold Rain And Snow 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.