Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) on piano
- G minor
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1963
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – F7 – Bb – Gm
How it goes
The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmivF7VII7BbIIIGmi- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Double-skip chords
How it goes
Steady chords with two quick skips, one mid-bar and one at the end. 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: Eb – F – Gm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
Play next
Questions about The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)
What chords are in The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – Gm (iv – bVII7 – bIII – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) in?
G minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)?
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 The Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) 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.