Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Every Time It Rains on piano
By Charlotte Martin
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Every Time It Rains in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gsus4 – F – Am – Gsus4
How it goes
Every Time It Rains sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gsus4 is G, C and D; F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gsus4Vsus4FIVAmviGsus4Vsus4- Gsus4G · C · D
- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Eager chords
How it goes
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Every Time It Rains
What chords are in Every Time It Rains?
The loop is Gsus4 – F – Am – Gsus4 (Vsus – IV – vi – Vsus) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Every Time It Rains in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Every Time It Rains?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Every Time It Rains 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.