Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: G – C – G – G – F#m7 – D – Em7
How it goes
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; Em7 is E, G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVGIGIF#m7vii7DVEm7vi7
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- Em7E · G · B · D
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
Rolling wavesOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 84 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.
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Ending: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain?

The loop is G – C – G – G – F#m7 – D – Em7 (I – IV – I – vii7 – V – vi7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain in?

G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain?

Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.