When It Rains It Pours

How to play When It Rains It Pours by Luke Combs on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 6 you play C, F, G, Am, Dm, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is a fun one to learn because it moves with a bright, steady feel and gives you a solid country groove to lock into. You can keep it relaxed and still make it sound confident, which makes it a good beginner play-along.

The chart uses barre shapes for every chord, so your main job is getting clean pressure and smooth changes between F#, B, C#, D#m, and G#m. The opening F# - B - F# - B is a good place to focus, since that back-and-forth change sets the pattern you will keep hearing.

Start by fretting each shape one at a time until it rings clearly, then practice the opening progression slowly. Next, loop F# and B until the switch feels automatic, and only then bring in the rest of the chords. Once that feels steady, play along at a slower tempo and build up to full speed.

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.