Common as the Rain -
View chords used in this chart
Tuning - dropped D ie. DADGBE
Please excuse any errors - I haven't played this in a long time and don't
remember if it is all right. If you find errors, let me know at :
uphwhbt@gemini.oscs.montana.edu
-----------------------0-----------0--------------0------0--
--3-------------3---------3----------3------3-------2----3--
-------------------0---------0---------0-------0---------2--
-----4-2-4---0-------5----------0--------0-----2---------0--
--0-------------0---------2-----------------0------------0--
---------------------------------------------------------0--
----------------------------------------------------------
-----------1----------3-----------0-----------2-----------
--------0----------0-----------0-----------2--------------
-----2--------2/4-----------0-----------2-----------0-----
--0----------------------------------0--------------------
-------------------------5-----------------------0--0-----
--------------------2--------------------------------------------------
--3--------------------3--------------3-----------------3--3--------2--
-----2--------4-----------4-----2--------2-----------0--------0--------
--------0--------4-----------------2--------2-----0--------------2-----
-----------2-----------------------------------------------0--------0--
-----------------------------4-----------------2-----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------3-----------------1----------3-----------0-----------0------
--0-----------2-----------0----------0-----------0-----------0---------
--2-----0--------0-----2--------2/4-----------0-----------0------------
--------------------0--------------------------------------------------
-----0--0----------------------------------5-----------4---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------0--------------0--------------------3-----------3-----------
--------0--------------0-----------0--------2-----------0-----0--------
-----0--------------0-----------0--------0-----------0--------2--------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
--2-----------4--5-----------0--------4-----------2--------------------
--0------------------------
-----2---------------------
--------0------------------ repeat
-----------2---------------
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I have tried to stick with standard tab notation. In other words strings are
labelled high string to low string from top to bottom, or the low D is on the
bottom, high E on the top. A "/" means slide up from one note to the next.
Again, I haven't played this in a long while and I was never very good at it
(I got the tab from a friend) and David plays this very fast at least for me.
The spacing in no way indicates timing. :-)
Well, enjoy and let me know about any corrections. For those who wanted
"Eye of the Hurricane", I seem to have lost the tab temporarily and when I find
it I will repost it (I've posted it before but of course deleted the file).
Give me about a week.
Brett Taylor
uphwhbt@gemini.oscs.montana.edu
How to play Common as the Rain -
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.