# Rain – The Beatles: piano chords

Rain by The Beatles uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [Csus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus2), [Am11/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am11)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G C Cadd9 G C Cadd9 G Csus2 G G C Cadd9 G C Cadd9 G Csus2 G
- Chorus 1: Am11/E G G Am11/E G
- Verse 2: G C Cadd9 G C Cadd9 G Csus2 G
- Chorus 2: Am11/E G G Am11/E G
- Verse 3: G C Cadd9 G C Cadd9 G Csus2 G

## Questions

### Which chords does Rain by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Rain by The Beatles in?

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

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

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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