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Have You Ever Seen the Rain Piano Tutorial

Have You Ever Seen the Rain is the icon rock classic by John Fogarty and CCR.  In this Have You Ever Seen the Rain piano tutorial you will learn the chords, accompaniment strategies and bass line.  This one is super easy to play and a crowd favorite!

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Have You Ever Seen the Rain is the classic ballad by Creedence Clearwater Revival.  Written by frontman John Fogerty, Have You Ever Seen the Rain was released in 1971 as a single from the 1970 album Pendulum.  It was a huge hit and has become a rock and roll classic.

In this tutorial, we follow the usual four step protocol for learning to sing and play songs.

Step #1:  Learn the chords

Step #2:  Learn the accompaniment strategy

Step #3:  Learn the introduction

Step #4:  Put it all together.

Let’s go!

Lyrics and Chords to Have You Ever Seen the Rain

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Step #1: Learn the Chords

Here are the chord inversions I teach in the video.  You can absolutely use whichever inversions you like - or stick to root position!

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? chords

Step #2: Learn the Accompaniment Strategy

The accompaniment strategy for Have You Ever Seen the Rain is a variation of our Up Tempo Pop Rock.  You will play this accompaniment for the entire piece.

 

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? accompaniment 1

You will do the LH walk down for the second half of the chorus.  (See how I do it in the video!)

 

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?accompaniment 2

This is the bass line transition between the verse and chorus.

 

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? bass line transition

Step #3: Learn the Introduction of Have You Ever Seen the Rain

This is a pretty close rendition of the guitar introduction.

 

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? introduction
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? introduction 2

Step #4: Put it all together

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Remember that you can (and should!) customize this to fit your skill level.  Try to avoid getting stuck in the little details!  The goal is for you to learn to sing and play more songs - not drown in a pool of perfectionism.  Have fun - it’s only music!

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Here is John Fogerty singing Have You Ever Seen the Rain

Here is Rod Stewart's cover of Have You Ever Seen the Rain