A Good Rain tab by Dan Seals

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A augmentedA Good Rain

Dan Seals

The song is in G#G# on the recording, and I've provided guidance to play it in that key,
but there is a descending bassline when he sings "and says 'hoooooold oooooon we've seen
tougher times'" that works better when the song is played in Cmaj.

I love this song and I was surprised no one had even put the chords up for it. I guess
they're simple enough. Hope you enjoy it.

More accurate G#G# version with broken bassline:


Capo 3 (chords as w/o capo)

Intro:

  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  FF
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------|
D MajorD|--------------3---------------3---|--------------3---------------3---|
A augmentedA|----------3---------------3-------|----------3---------------3-------|
E MajorE|--1---------------1---------------|--1---------------1---------------|


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  C majorC                 FF
e|----------------------------------|-------------------1~~~~~~~~~~~---|
BB|------1---------------1-----------|----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------0----------------0--|------2---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------2---------------2-------|---------------3------------------|
A augmentedA|--3---------------3---------------|----------3-----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|--1-------------------------------|


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  C majorC                 FF
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|------1---------------1-----------|----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------0----------------0--|--etc.----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------2---------------2-------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

      He is     a     Far - mer...

    Bf

That's what he likes to do

FF            C majorC

 So was his father... and his grand-dad too


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  C9C9                 FF
e|------------------0---------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------3-------3-----------|-------------------1--------------|
G+G|----------0---------------0-------|---------------2-------2----------|
D MajorD|------2-----------------------2---|----------3----------------3------|
A augmentedA|--3-------------------------------|------3---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|--1-------------------------------|

      He looks  out    on     his    fields   and


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  Bf
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G+G|------3-------3-------3-------3---|------3--------3-------3-------3--|
D MajorD|----------3---------------3-------|----------3----------------3------|
A augmentedA|--1---------------1---------------|--1----------------1--------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  All   the work  he's      done


      FF      C majorC

Curses his luck and the unrelenting sun



  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  C9C9                 FF
e|------------------0---------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------3-------3-----------|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------0---------------0-------|------2---------------------------|
D MajorD|------2-----------------------2---|---------------3---etc.-----------|
A augmentedA|--3-------------------------------|----------3-----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|--1-------------------------------|


          His        Wife


A augmentedA

 Comes to his side, and says  (bass line notes denoted by asterisks)


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  FF
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------1------------------|
G+G|------2---------------2-----------|------2----------------0-------0--|
D MajorD|--------------3---------------3---|-*0------------------------2------|
A augmentedA|----------3---------------3-------|----------3-------*3--------------|
E MajorE|-*1--------------*0---------------|----------------------------------|

  Hoooooooooooooooooooooold     Onnn


Bf         C9C9 arpeggio x two measures

We've seen tougher times

  Bf   FF     C majorC  F(Bf?)

And all we need is a good rain

    Bf        FF

And the troubles of this world

FF       C majorC

Will all melt away

    Bf   FF

We can start again

   C majorC  Bf

With help from the heavens

Bf   FF     C majorC Bf DmDm

All we need is a good rain


Interlude:


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  DmDm
e|----------------------------------|------0-------1--------3-------1~~|
BB|----------3-------3---------------|--3-------------------------------|
G+G|------2-------2-------2-------2---|----------0--------0-------0------|
D MajorD|--0-----------------------0-------|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  Bf
e|--~~~~~~~~~~----------1-----------|--------------1----0--------------|
BB|--------------3-------3-------3---|---------------------------3------|
G+G|----------3-----------------------|----------3-----------------------|
D MajorD|------3---------------------------|------3---------------------------|
A augmentedA|--1---------------1-------1-------|--1--------------------1-------1--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  FF                 FF
e|----------------------------------|-------------------1---0---1------|
BB|----------------------1-----------|----------------------------------|
G+G|--2-3-2-0-2-------------------2---|--------------2-------------------|
D MajorD|--------------3-----------3-------|----------3-----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------3---------------|------3---------------------------|
E MajorE|--1-------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  C9C9
e|--0-------0-1-0---0-------1-------|--3----------------3--------------|
BB|----------------3-----------------|---------------1-------1----------|
G+G|----------------------0-------0---|----------0----------------0------|
D MajorD|------2---------------------------|------2------------------------2--|
A augmentedA|--3---------------3---------------|--3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


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I play it in C majorC major as below for a continuous bassline and no
barred A-shape chords. I'll show my picking pattern for each chord and
then the bassline thing in C. The rest should fall into place.


  |    |    |    |
  C majorC
e|------0---------------0-----------|
BB|--------------1---------------1---|
G+G|----------0---------------0-------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3---------------3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|


  |    |    |    |
  FF
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|------2---------------2-----------|
D MajorD|--------------3---------------3---|
A augmentedA|----------3---------------3-------|
E MajorE|--1---------------1---------------|


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  C majorC
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------1---------------1---|--------------1---------------1---|
G+G|----------0---------------0-------|----------0---------------0-------|
D MajorD|------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------|
A augmentedA|--3---------------2---------------|--0-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|------------------3---------------|


  |    |    |    |     |    |    |    |
  FF                 G+G
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|--------------1-------------------|--------------3-------------------|
G+G|----------------------2-----------|-----------------------0----------|
D MajorD|------3-----------------------3---|------0------------------------0--|
A augmentedA|----------3---------------3-------|----------2----------------2------|
E MajorE|--1---------------1---------------|--3---------------3---------------|


The interlude is the same pattern, VI, IV, I, V, so now it's Am, F, C, G+G

Make up your own picking patterns, vary it as you go along. I could tab
out what I do but it's nothing fantastic. Have fun!