Weather With You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Weather With You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Em – A – Em – A
How it goes
Weather With You sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiAVEmiiAV
- EmE · G · B
- AA · C# · E
33 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Groovy roots
How it goes
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
Groovy rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Run-up chords
How it goes
Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Run-up chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 92 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Weather With You?

The loop is Em – A – Em – A (ii – V – ii – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Weather With You in?

D major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Weather With You?

Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Weather With You 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.