Rain
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
e|-------------------------------------1-0----------------------1h3-3-
B|-----3------1----------------------3----------1--------1-0----------
G|---2------2--------0-------------2----------2--------0--------------
D|-0------0--------2--------0----0----------0--------2----------------
A|---------------3--------2------------------------3------------------
E|----------------------3------------------------------------3--------
Riff #1:
e|---1-0--------1-0----3-3-1-0----------0-----
B|-3-----3--3-3-----1----------1--1-1-3---3-1-
G|--------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------
Break:
e|----------------------------
B|-3-1-0-------0-3---1r0------
G|-------2-0h2-----------2-2--
D|----------------------------
A|----------------------------
E|----------------------------
Solo:
e|-1r0---1r0-----1r0--------0-3-3-1r0---1r0---------
B|-----3-----3-3-----3-3--3-----------3-----3-3r1h3-
G|--------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
Intro
Riff#1 x2
D5 C G
Hot sticky scenes you know what I mean
D5 C G
Like a desert sun that burns my skin
D5 F C G
I've been waiting for her so long
D5 F C G
Open the sky (and let her come down)
Riff#1
Here comes the rain, here comes the rain
Riff#1
Here she comes again, here comes the rain
[Power chords]: D-D-D-D-D-D-D-C- x4
D5
Hot sticky scenes... [as above]
...
Riff#1
...Here she comes again, here comes the rain
Riff#1
I love the rain, I love the rain
Riff#1
Here she comes again, here comes the rain
Rain...
Break
E A D G B e
D5 (probably [x 12 12 14 15 x] or something)
Solo x2
Riff#1 till end
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From: Porl <csi020@cch.coventry.ac.uk>
Okay - here's 'Rain' (a 'really' easy song...) - and look at that ultra-complex
solo! Wow! Still, each to his own...
Here goes...
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'Rain' - The Cult (Astbury/Duffy)
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Song Pattern:
intro x2
main riff x2
chords x2
main riff x2
crunched x1
chords x2
main riff x4
solo intro x1
funky chord x1
solo
main riff x4 (final main riff: hold final
few notes longer to stress finale!)
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Intro:
(this takes the form of four simple chords (D, Am, C, and G) with
only three notes of each played, one at a time, so it runs as follows...)
e:---3-----1-------------------
B:--2-----2--------------------
G:-0-----0-------0-------------
D:--------------2------0-------
A:-------------3------2--------
E:-------------------3---------
(D) (Am) (C) (G)
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Main Riff:
e:-1-0-----1-0--33-1-0-------0--------
B:-----33-3----1-------11-1-3-313-----
(Here comes the rain...oh here comes...)
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Chords (for Verses):
DDDDDDD-C----------DDDDDDDC-CCCCCCC-G-GGGGGGG-D (x2)
Hot sticky scenes, You know what I mean...
Like the desert sun that burns my skin...
D-D-D-D-F--F-F-F-C--C-C-C-G--G-G-G (x2)
I've been waiting...so long, for her...
Open the sky, and let her come down...
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Crunched Chords (After 1st Chorus):
(Y'know how to do these - hand resting on strings over bridge, just
shutting them off...etc.)
DDDDDDDC--DDDDDDDC--DDDDDDDD-D-D-FF-G----
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Solo Intro:
e:-------------------------------------------
B:-3-1-0-----0-3---10-----3-1-0-----0-3--310-
G:-------2-01--------2----------2-01---------
D:----------------------0--------------------
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Funky Chord (!):
(Basically just a D (barred on the 10th fret) only just play top 3
strings, eg:)
e||---|---|-- - - - --|-o-|---|---
B||---|---|-- - - - --|-o-|---|---
G||---|---|-- - - - --|---|-o-|---
D||---|---|-- - - - --|---|---|---
A||---|---|-- - - - --|---|---|---
E||---|---|-- - - - --|---|---|--- - -
10th
fret
Play in a "funk" fashion (ie. strumming a constant rhythm (a fast one)
lifting fingers away from frets to 'kill' the strings and create rhythm
patterns) for 8 bars...
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Solo:
e:-10---10----1-0------1-331-0----10---------1-0---10----1-331-0---10-------
B:----3----33-----33-3---------3-----33-313-3---33---33-3--------3----33-313
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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C'est finis.
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As for Floorshow - keep at it! It'll click eventually, it's all about
rhythm (and blagging it!)
All the best.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++PORL @+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ "And the rapids of my + 'Drifting on Relentless Time' + csi020 +
+ heart, will tear your + E A R T H C A L L I N G + @cch.cov.+
+ ship of love apart." - Coil + A N G E L A + uk.ac +
How to play 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 B. 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.