# So. Central Rain – R.E.M.: piano chords

So. Central Rain by R.E.M. uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: C Em Gm F C Cm7 Bb C G Am C Em Gm F C Cm7 Bb C
- Chorus 1: Dsus2 C Dsus2 C Dsus2 C Dsus2 C
- Verse 2: Em Gm F C Cm7 Bb C G Am C Em Gm F C Cm7 Bb C
- Chorus 2: Dsus2 C Dsus2
- Solo 1: Am Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am Dsus2 G C
- Verse 3: Em Gm F C Cm7 Bb C G Am C Em Gm F C Cm7 Bb C
- Chorus 3: Dsus2 C Dsus2 C Dsus2 C Dsus2
- Outro 1: Am Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am Dsus2 Am

## Questions

### Which chords does So. Central Rain by R.E.M. use?

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

### What key is So. Central Rain by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is So. Central 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.

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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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