Right As Rain Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Right As 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: Gm – F – Gm – F
Right As Rain sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiFIGmiiFI
- GmG · Bb · D
- FF · A · C
52 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Double-step climb
Two beats on the root, two on the next chord note up: simple and steady. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 284 songs of the library.
Double-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 136 BPM
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: Bb – C – F
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

What chords are in Right As Rain?

The loop is Gm – F – Gm – F (ii – I – ii – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Right As Rain in?

F major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Right As Rain?

Double-step climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Right As Rain 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.