Rain On Me

How to play Rain On Me by Lady Gaga on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 4 you play F, Am, G, Dm, C, the shapes the player above shows.

Rain On Me is a fun, upbeat song to learn because it moves with a steady pop pulse and feels energetic right away. At about 120 BPM, you can focus on keeping the groove even and confident, which makes it a good beginner play-along.

You’ll use a mix of open shapes and barre shapes, so the main challenge is moving cleanly between the easier A and E shapes and the harder C#m, B, and F#m shapes. The change to watch most closely is the opening move from A to C#m and back again, since that shift sets the feel for the rest of the chart.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly until your fingers land the shapes without hesitation. Then add the full sequence at a comfortable tempo, and only speed up once the switches feel automatic. Keep your strums steady and relaxed, and let the rhythm carry you.

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.