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How to play It Never Rains on piano

Written by Raphael Saadiq & Tim Christian

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 96 BPM
  • 1990
  • Medium
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Dewdrop twinkleChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn It Never Rains in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Fm – Gm – Ab – Gm

    How it goes

    It Never Rains sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    FmiiGmiiiAbIVGmiii
    • FmF · Ab · C
    • GmG · Bb · D
    • AbAb · C · Eb
  2. 2

    Left hand: Pop heartbeat

    How it goes

    Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

    Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
  3. 3

    Right hand: Dewdrop twinkle

    How it goes

    Two low, close notes twinkling up and back like morning dew. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

    Dewdrop twinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
  4. 4

    Both hands at 96 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. 5

    Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    AbBbEb
    • BbBb · D · F
    • EbEb · G · Bb

Questions about It Never Rains

What chords are in It Never Rains?

The loop is Fm – Gm – Ab – Gm (ii – iii – IV – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is It Never Rains in?

Eb major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in It Never Rains?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It Never 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.