What key is "Monsoon" in?

"Monsoon" by Jack Johnson is in the key of B with a tempo of 90 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "Monsoon" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "Monsoon" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

What chords are used in "Monsoon"?

This arrangement of "Monsoon" uses 14 chords: A, A#dim, A7, B, Bm, Bm7, C, C#m, +6 more.

How long does it take to learn "Monsoon" on piano?

1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.

What other songs by Jack Johnson can I play here?

Try "Flake", "If I Had Eyes", "Bubble Toes". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

I feel (B)sor row for the (D#m7)fear

and (D)ev ’ry thing it (C#m7)brings;

(C)won der if (Bm7)it will ev er sleep.

I (B)know you un der (D#m7)stand

’cause you (D)brief ly look a (C#m7)way,

(C)fo cus ing (Bm7)on noth ing, so now (E)ev ’ry thing is (A7)clear.

’Cause there’s no one to blame.

You’ve got no place to hide;

it’s on ly in your mind.

Cross And I saw (A)you in a (A#)maze ment, (Bm7)stum bling through the day.

You told me (A)time nev er (A#)waits.

What is that ’cause sup don’t posed to mean?

when All of life

is in one (C#m7)drop of the o cean, wait ing to go (Bm7)home,

just wait ing to go (A)home.

And if the moon

can turn the tides, it can pull the tears and take them from our eyes,

make them in to mon (A)soons.

Turn them in to mon (D)soon er or lat er they’ll weep their (C#m7)way back to the sea.

Gon na fi n’lly be free;

you’re free for a while,

un til they (D)break,

like waves of (C#m7)sor row al ways do.

All in due time,

’cause time nev er waits.

(B)Dad dy, don’t (D#m7)day dream a gain; just (D)help me to (C#m7)be lieve and then (C)show me that (Bm7)there’s more than the mean time.

(B)Son ny, do you hear (D#m7)the sound?

You will (D)feel it when it (C#m7)breaks.

You will (C)know it when it’s (Bm7)gone.

How (E)else can I ex (D)break, mm, like waves of (C#m7)sor row al ways break.

All in due (Bm7)time,

’cause time nev er waits.

Monsoon by Jack Johnson

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Easy piano arrangement in the key of B at 90 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

Teacher’s notes

This arrangement is a great way to build confidence playing in the key of B, which means your hands will live on black keys more than usual — embrace that from the start.

Your left hand keeps an octave bass pattern throughout, so lock that in first at around 60 BPM before adding the right hand's chord shapes.

With fourteen chords including seventh voicings like C#m7, D#m7, and Bm7, the real challenge is smooth transitions rather than speed — 90 BPM is forgiving, so use that breathing room to land each shape cleanly.

Watch especially for the A#dim chord; it'll sneak up on you, so isolate the bars around it and loop them until the fingering feels automatic.

The A7 and D7 are borrowed chords that give the song its bittersweet pull, so voice them gently.

This is the piece that'll make sharp keys and minor seventh shapes feel like home.

About “Monsoon”

What key is "Monsoon" in?: "Monsoon" by Jack Johnson is in the key of B with a tempo of 90 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "Monsoon" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "Monsoon" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
What chords are used in "Monsoon"?: This arrangement of "Monsoon" uses 14 chords: A, A#dim, A7, B, Bm, Bm7, C, C#m, +6 more.
How long does it take to learn "Monsoon" on piano?: 1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.
What other songs by Jack Johnson can I play here?: Try "Flake", "If I Had Eyes", "Bubble Toes". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.