# Red Rain – Peter Gabriel: piano chords

Red Rain by Peter Gabriel uses 9 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am7/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: C D C D C D C D Em
- Verse 1: Bm/E Em Bm/E Em A/E Em D/E C
- Chorus 2: D C D C D C D Em
- Verse 2: Bm/E Em Bm/E Em A/E Em D/E C
- Chorus 3: D C D C D C D Em
- Bridge 1: C/E Am7/E D/E F Em C/E Am7/E D/E F Em C/E Am7/E D/E F Em
- Chorus 4: C D C D C D C D Em C Em C
- Outro 1: D C D C D Em C D C D C D Em C D C D C D Em C D C D C D Em C D C D C D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Red Rain by Peter Gabriel use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Red Rain by Peter Gabriel in?

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

### How hard is Red Rain to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cchorus_1%3E+C+D+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em+%3Cverse_1%3E+Bm%2FE+Em+Bm%2FE+Em+A%2FE+Em+D%2FE+C+%3Cchorus_2%3E+D+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em+%3Cverse_2%3E+Bm%2FE+Em+Bm%2FE+Em+A%2FE+Em+D%2FE+C+%3Cchorus_3%3E+D+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em+%3Cbridge_1%3E+C%2FE+Am7%2FE+D%2FE+F+Em+C%2FE+Am7%2FE+D%2FE+F+Em+C%2FE+Am7%2FE+D%2FE+F+Em+%3Cchorus_4%3E+C+D+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em+C+Em+C+%3Coutro_1%3E+D+C+D+C+D+Em+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em+C+D+C+D+C+D+Em&seq=inOrder&title=Peter+Gabriel+-+Red+Rain)

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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