Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?) on piano

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Learn Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Cm – D7 – G – Dm7 – Dm7 – C#7 – C
How it goes
Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; Dm7 is D, F, A and C; C#7 is C#, E#, G# and B; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmivD7V7GIDm7v7Dm7v7C#7#IV7CIV
- CmC · Eb · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- C#7C# · E# · G# · B
- CC · E · G
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Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 122 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.
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Ending: Am – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G
- AmA · C · E

What chords are in Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?)?

The loop is Cm – D7 – G – Dm7 – Dm7 – C#7 – C (iv – V7 – I – v7 – #IV7 – IV – iv) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?) in?

G major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?)?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain?)?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.