Title: Rain
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: John Lennon/Paul McCartney
Album: Past Masters Vol. 2 (1988)
Year: 1966
As nobody had yet tabbed this song, I decided to do it myself. It's pretty easy and uses only the notes from the chords, so you just have to switch the standard bar chords and use the right hand to play the melody on them.
Intro
G
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Verse 1
G C D G C D G
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d-------5--5---5-(5)-----5---5--------------5------5----5----5-----------5-(5)--5-----------
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If the rain comes they run and hide their heads, they might as well be dead
C G
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d-5--5--5--5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------------
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If the rain comes; if the raaain comes.
Verse 2/3/4
G C D G C D G
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d------------5--5-----5--5----5----5------------5--5-5--5-5---5--5--------------5--5--------
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2. When the sun shines, they slip in - to the shade and sip their lem-on-ade
3. I can show you that when it starts to rain ev' - ry - thing's the same
4. Can you hear me that when it rains and shines it's just a state of mind
C G
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d--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------5-5-5-5-5--5(~)------|---------------------------------------
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When the sun shines; When the suuun shines
I can show you; I can shooow you
Can you hear me; Can you heeear me?
Bridge
G C9 G
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b--3----3----3----3-----3---3---3---3------------------------3------------------------------
g--4----4----4----4-----5---5---5---5--------4~--------4---------4--------------------------
d--5----5----5----5-----5---5---5---5--------5~-----5-----5---------5-----------------------
A--5----5----5----5-----3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------------------
E--3----3----3----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ra-haha-haha-hahaha-hain I don't mind.
G C9 G
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b--3----3----3----3-----3---3---3---3-------------------------3-----------------------------
g--4----4----4----4-----5---5---5---5--------4-----4-----4--4----4--------------------------
d--5----5----5----5-----5---5---5---5--------5--5-----5--5--5-------5-----------------------
A--5----5----5----5-----3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------------------
E--3----3----3----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shi-hihi-hihi-hihihi-hine The weather's fine.
Backwards Part
G
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Sdea reith die dna nur heyth smoc nair heth fi.
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d--5--5---------------5--5--5-5--5--5-----------5--5--5-5--5-----------5--5---f a d e o u t
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Nay-hayhayhay-hayhay-hayhay-hain. Sniesh nuuus heth newh.
The running order is as follows:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Bridge
Verse 3
Bridge
Verse 4
Backwards Part.
You can end Verse 4 with a G and then wait a bit until you continue with the backwards part.
If you play to the record, you should watch out for the end of Verse 2, 'cos there the Beatles hold the last note for a moment as I marked it (~) and then go into the bridge. The rest should be easy, and especially Verse 3&4 leave a bit room for a little improvisation.
For corrections mail me at KiRoK_D2@web.de
KiRoK
