Iron Maiden

Rainmaker – Iron Maiden: piano chords

Rainmaker by Iron Maiden uses 13 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dm Bb Dm C Dm Bb C

Verse 1

Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C Bb C

Bridge 1

Dm F Bb C Gm Bb F C Dm F Bb C Gm Bb C

Chorus 1

Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Bb Gm/Bb F C Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Bb Gm/Bb F C

Bridge 2

Dm F Bb C Gm Bb F C Dm F Bb C Gm Bb C

Chorus 2

Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Bb Gm/Bb F C Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Bb Gm/Bb F C

Show 4 more parts

Solo 1

Dm Bb C F Gm Dm Bb C Bm F#m G A D Em Bm F#m G A

Chorus 3

Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Bb Gm/Bb F C Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4 Bb Gm/Bb F C

Bridge 3

Dm F Bb C Gm Bb F C Dm F Bb C Gm Bb C

Outro 1

Dm Bb Dm C Dm Bb C Dm

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Questions

Which chords does Rainmaker by Iron Maiden use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Rainmaker by Iron Maiden in?

The chords fit D minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Rainmaker to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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