# The Weight – The Band: piano chords

The Weight by The Band uses 7 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C F G C F G
- Verse 1: C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Chorus 1: C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G C
- Instrumental 1: F G F G
- Verse 2: C F G C F G C F G C F G Bb F Gm F Bb F Gm F
- Chorus 2: C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G
- Verse 3: C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G
- Chorus 3: C F G F C Dm Am G C F G F C Dm Am G C
- Outro 1: F G C F G C

## Questions

### Which chords does The Weight by The Band use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Weight by The Band in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is The Weight to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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