Have You Ever Seen the Rain

How to play Have You Ever Seen the Rain by CCR on guitar

This is a great beginner song because it stays steady, recognizable, and easy to sing along with. You get a relaxed, classic feel, and the repeating progression helps you lock in quickly while still sounding like the song right away.

You only need open shapes here - Am, F, C, and G - so nothing on the chart calls for barre chords. The main thing to watch is the smooth switch through the cycle, especially moving from F to C and then into G without breaking the rhythm.

Start by looping Am - F - C - G slowly until each change feels clean. Then keep the same order and raise the tempo in small steps, listening for even timing on every chord. Once that feels solid, play along from start to finish.

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.