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How to play Who’ll Stop The Rain on piano

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Learn Who’ll Stop The Rain in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – G – C – G
How it goes
Who’ll Stop The Rain sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGICIVGI
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
384 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Tiptoe chords
How it goes
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Tiptoe chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: Em – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmDG
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Who’ll Stop The Rain?

The loop is C – G – C – G (IV – I – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on Em – D – G.

What key is Who’ll Stop The Rain in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Who’ll Stop The Rain?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Who’ll Stop The 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.