# I'll Take The Rain – R.E.M.: piano chords

I'll Take The Rain by R.E.M. uses 6 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am
- Verse 1: C F Am G F Am C F Am G F
- Verse 2: Am C F Am G F Am C F Am G F
- Chorus 1: C Am Em F C Am Em F Dm C Am Em F
- Verse 3: Am C Am G F Am C Am G F
- Verse 4: Am F C Am G F Am F Am G F C
- Chorus 2: Am Em F C Am Em F Dm C Am Em F C Am Em F
- Instrumental 1: Am F
- Verse 5: Am C F Am G F Am F Am G F
- Chorus 3: C Am Em F C Am Em F Dm C Am Em F C Am Em F C Am Em F C Am Em F

## Questions

### Which chords does I'll Take The Rain by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I'll Take The Rain by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is I'll Take The Rain to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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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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