Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Remember When It Rained on piano
By Josh Groban
- Db major
- 4/4
- 56 BPM
- IV–vi–IV–vi loop
- 2003
- Medium
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Learn Remember When It Rained in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gb – Bbm – Gb – Bbm
How it goes
Remember When It Rained sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GbIVBbmviGbIVBbmvi- GbGb · Bb · Db
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 56 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Gb – Ab – Db
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about Remember When It Rained
What chords are in Remember When It Rained?
The loop is Gb – Bbm – Gb – Bbm (IV – vi – IV – vi) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Remember When It Rained in?
Db major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Remember When It Rained?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Remember When It Rained easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.