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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 — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Monsoon" by Jack Johnson in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of B. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 90 BPM.
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.
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About “Monsoon”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Monsoon"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature B. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Monsoon" by Jack Johnson played in?
- Monsoon is arranged in the key of B on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Monsoon"?
- The arrangement plays at 90 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Monsoon" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Monsoon"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Monsoon"?
- "Monsoon" was originally performed by Jack Johnson. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Monsoon"?
- This arrangement uses 14 chords: A, A#dim, A7, B, Bm, Bm7, C, C#m, +6 more.
- What other songs by Jack Johnson can I play here?
- Try "Flake", "If I Had Eyes", "Bubble Toes". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Monsoon" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature B, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 90 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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