Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall on piano
Written by Doris Fisher & Allan Roberts
- F major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1944
- Easy
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Learn Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Ab7 – Gm – Gb7
How it goes
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Gb7 is Gb, Bb, Db and Fb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiiiAb7bIII7GmiiGb7bII7- AmA · C · E
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- GmG · Bb · D
- Gb7Gb · Bb · Db · Fb
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
What chords are in Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall?
The loop is Am – Ab7 – Gm – Gb7 (iii – bIII7 – ii – bII7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.