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Weezer – Opening Night Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Ab

[Verse 1]
Ab
One night out under the stars
 Ab
One night out under the stars
                   Eb
With Romeo and Juliet
 Ab
One night out under the stars
 Ab
One night out under the stars
                        Eb
Have you seen this one yet?

[Pre-Chorus]
 Ab
Shakespeare makes me happy
 Ab
Shakespeare makes me happy
 Ab
So happy, and I'm happy
to be with you
 Ab
Shakespeare makes me happy
 Ab
Shakespeare makes me happy
 Ab
So happy, and I'm happy
to be with you

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[Chorus]
 Ab
We may be
         Cm
Garden variety
           Db
But we can step inside
        Bbm
Of his immortal mind
  Eb      Ab
We get a wider view
        Cm
Some universal truth
             Db
And when we step inside
               Bbm Eb
That's when we realize
  Ab
This is your life

[Verse 2]
 Ab
We lay down in the grass
 Ab
We lay down in the grass
                      Eb
For Henry the IV part 1
 Ab
And it feels so lovely to laugh
 Ab
And it feels so lovely to cry
                        Eb
Like a personal battle won

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[Pre-Chorus]
 Ab
Hamlet makes me happy
 Ab
Falstaff makes me happy
So happy, and I'm happy
   Eb
to be with you
 Ab
Rosalind makes me happy
 Ab
Beatrice makes me happy
So happy, and I'm happy
   Eb
to be with you

[Chorus]
 Ab
We may be
          Cm
Quite ordinary
            Db
But we can step inside
        Bbm
Of his immortal mind
Eb           Ab
We gain some empathy
           Cm
Some perspicacity
           Db
It happens every time
             Bbm      Eb
He makes me want to write

[Outro]
  Fm
This is your life
  Eb
This is your life
  Bdim
This is your life
    Db       Eb
On opening night
Ab
Ab Eb
Ab Bbm
Eb Ab
Ab  x4

How to play Opening Night: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Opening Night by Weezer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Opening Night by Weezer sits in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭), and you need 7 chords to play it: Ab, Eb, Cm, Db, Bbm, Fm and Bdim.

Listen for Eb – Ab – Cm – Db (V – I – iii – IV in A♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Bm, C, Am, Em, Bbdim (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Bdim chord on guitar (x20431) — BdimB D F

Opening Night chords: questions

What key is Opening Night in?

Opening Night by Weezer is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Opening Night?

Opening Night uses 7 chords: Ab, Eb, Cm, Db, Bbm, Fm, Bdim.

What is the chord progression of Opening Night?

The main progression is Eb – Ab – Cm – Db (V – I – iii – IV).

Is Opening Night easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, Bm, C, Am, Em, Bbdim (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Opening Night: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Opening Night chords: questions

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