May172018

Steve Wariner – The Weekend Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF The Weekend BY Steve Wariner ON PIANO, UKULELE, GUITAR AND KEYBOARD.

[Intro]
D G D G Cmaj7 C x2

[Verse 1]
D G D G Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C
A couple of days isn’t a very long time
D G
Why can’t I just walk away
D G Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C
I used to be good at goodbye
Am Bm Am Bm
But out on the water Under the stars
Am Bm C
I let the moonlight play a trick on my heart

[Chorus]
C D G
You had some fun for the weekend
D C
But I’ll be in love for the rest of my life
C D G
You took me out to the deep end
D G
And I fell right over
Cmaj7
I didn’t think twice
Bb F Bb
I finally got something worth keepin’
F Bb Eb
And if I can’t have you tonight
Cmaj7 D G
At least I had the weekend

[Verse 2]
D G D G Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C
The radio plays, the sound of the waves rollin’ in
D G
The smell of the night
D C
Sure can get under your skin
Am Bm Am Bm
Just for a moment I held you too close
Am Bm C
Now I’m all out of time, and I don’t wanna let go

[Bridge]
F Bb F G
How much can happen in a night or two?
Bb F G
I guess it’s all depending on your point of view

How to play The Weekend: key, chords and progression

The Weekend by Steve Wariner is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 9 chords: D, G, Cmaj7, C, Am, Bm, Bb, F and Eb.

The backbone of the song is C – D – G – D (I – II – V – II in C major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Bm, Bb, F and Eb are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.