Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

How to play Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by masterofacdcsuckaS on guitar

This is a great beginner song because it stays steady, familiar, and easy to sing along with. You get a classic feel at about 120 BPM, and the groove is relaxed enough that you can focus on clean changes instead of speed.

All of the shapes are open, so you do not need any barre chords here. The main thing to watch is the back-and-forth between C and G, since that change comes up right away in the opening progression and keeps returning.

Start by looping C - G - C - G slowly until the switches feel smooth. Then add the full song at a comfortable pace, keeping your strums even and your fretting hand relaxed. Once the changes are automatic, bring it up to tempo.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.