Its Raining

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                             IT'S RAINING - Irma Thomas

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Please RATE this TAB - Thank you!!!


Tuning: Standard

I've played this with and without a 
piano player in my cover band (see 
No Alibi) so
depending on how many musicians are 
involved you may want to play this 
more 'strummy'
than the arrangement I have 
constructed here - which is pretty 
tight to allow
room for other musicians to have 
space in the music.
Since there are several versions of 
this song out there, from her early 
Album version,
to the many live versions this 
arrangement stays pretty faithful to
 the Original Album
version recording in regards to the 
arrangement, song structure, etc. 
but also draws on
some of the variations of some live 
versions allowing for stylistic 
flexibility.
The Lyrics and Chords version of 
this song are are written below the 
TAB for easy viewing,
so you can choose whichever you 
prefer!

General tone tips:  very CLEAN 
sounding electric guitar with no 
distortion, and
minimal effects (if any at all!).  
LESS IS MOD  when it comes to this 
song.  If you
use any effects at all I'd recommend
 a compressor primarily, maybe a 
very light chorus,
and if you use reverb probably only 
use a minimal amount so when you go 
to mute the
strings you will truly have a nice 
muted silence instead of a reverb 
trail. . . . . .


Intro A:  This is the most 
practical, EASY, and straight ahead 
way to play the intro for this song!

  G Major                                                      ~Sustain~ 

E|---------3-----|---------3-----|
B|-----------3---|-----------3---|
G|-------------0-|-------------0-|
D|------0--------|------0--------|
A|----2----------|----2----------|
E|--3------------|--3------------|

E|---------3-----|---------3--------
B|-----------3---|---------3--------
G|-------------0-|---------0--------
D|------0--------|------0-----------
A|----2----------|----2-------------
E|--3------------|--3---------------



Intro B: *This G Major triad pattern
 is the Guitar Adaptation of a Piano
 Intro on the early Album version*

      G Major                                         G Major

E|--10--------12--------10--------
B|----12--------12--------12------
G|------12--------12--------12----
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|12--------15-|--10-----------12--
B|--12---------|-----12----------12
G|----12-------|--------12---------
D|-------------|-----------12------
A|-------------|-------------------
E|-------------|-------------------

E|-----10------12------15-| |        
B|-------12------12-------| |        
G|12-------12------12-----| |        
D|------------------------| |        
A|------------------------| |        
E|------------------------| | D PEAT 


Intro C:  Cascading "raining notes" 
picking pattern on a G barre chord, 
and a G open chord

   G Major barre chord    G Major barre chord   (same idea)        G Major open chord version

E|--3------------------|--3------
B|---3---3-------------|---3---3-
G|----4---4---4--------|----4---4
D|---------5---5---5---|---------
A|--------------5---5--|---------
E|-------------------3-|---------

E|----------3---| |          ||--3--------------------------------||        
B|--------------| |          ||----3-----3------------------------||        
G|---4----------| |          ||------0-----0-----0----------------||        
D|5---5-----5---| |          ||--------------0-----0------0-------||        
A|-----5--------| |          ||----------------------2------2-----||        
E|--------------| |  D PEAT  ||-------------------------------3---|| D PEAT 

If your band has a keyboard player, 
see if they have a "rain sound" or a
 thunder sound in their keyboard
to play during whichever Intro 
version you play.

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Verse:

   G Major         D Major       G Major        D Major

E|--------3---x----------10---x---
B|--------3---x----------10---x---
G|--4-----4---x---11-----11---x---
D|--5-----5---x---12-----12---x---
A|--5---------x---12----------x---
E|--3---------x---10----------x---

E|------3---x-----------3---x---| | 
B|------3---x-----------3---x---| | 
G|4-----4---x---11------4---x---| | 
D|5-----5---x---12------5---x---| | 
A|5---------x---12----------x---| | 
E|3---------x---10----------x---| | 

Pre Chorus:

     C Major         C Major       C Minor       C Minor

E|--------6--------------6-------
B|------6---6----------6---6-----
G|----7-------7------7-------7---
D|--8--------------8-------------
A|-------------------------------
E|--8--------------8-------------

E|------6--------------6-------| | 
B|----6---6----------6---------| | 
G|--6-------6------6-----------| | 
D|8--------------8-------------| | 
A|-----------------------------| | 
E|8--------------8-----6-------| | 


Chorus:

   G Major         D Major       G Major        C Major

E|--------3---x----------10---x---
B|--------3---x----------10---x---
G|--4-----4---x---11-----11---x---
D|--5-----5---x---12-----12---x---
A|--5---------x---12----------x---
E|--3---------x---10----------x---

E|------3---x-----------8----x---| |
B|------3---x-----------8----x---| |
G|4-----4---x---19------9----x---| |
D|5-----5---x---10------10---x---| |
A|5---------x---10-----------x---| |
E|3---------x---8------------x---| |


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Ending version 1: Basically two bars
 of A Major, two bars of D.

    A Major      A Major         D Major      D Major      or

E|-----------5-|-----------5-|----
B|-----------5-|-----------5-|----
G|-----------5-|-----------5-|--7-
D|--7---7-7----|--7-7---7----|--7-
A|--7---7-7----|--7-7---7----|--5-
E|--5---5-5----|--5-5---5----|----

E|-------5--|-----------5-----------
B|-------7--|-----------7-----------
G|--7-7--7--|--7-7---7--7--------7\-
D|--7-7-----|--7-7---7-----------7\-
A|--5-5-----|--5-5---5-----------5\-
E|----------|-----------------------

E|-----x----| 
B|-----x----| 
G|-----x----| 
D|-----x----| 
A|-----x----| 
E|-----x----| 


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Next time around is exactly the same
 except the very last bit which is 
called
Ending version 2...

Verse:

   G Major         D Major       G Major        D Major

E|--------3---x----------10---x---
B|--------3---x----------10---x---
G|--4-----4---x---11-----11---x---
D|--5-----5---x---12-----12---x---
A|--5---------x---12----------x---
E|--3---------x---10----------x---

E|------3---x-----------3---x---| | 
B|------3---x-----------3---x---| | 
G|4-----4---x---11------4---x---| | 
D|5-----5---x---12------5---x---| | 
A|5---------x---12----------x---| | 
E|3---------x---10----------x---| | 

Pre Chorus:

     C Major         C Major       C Minor       C Minor

E|--------6--------------6-------
B|------6---6----------6---6-----
G|----7-------7------7-------7---
D|--8--------------8-------------
A|-------------------------------
E|--8--------------8-------------

E|------6--------------6-------| | 
B|----6---6----------6---------| | 
G|--6-------6------6-----------| | 
D|8--------------8-------------| | 
A|-----------------------------| | 
E|8--------------8-----6-------| | 


Chorus:

   G Major         D Major       G Major        C Major

E|--------3---x----------10---x---
B|--------3---x----------10---x---
G|--4-----4---x---11-----11---x---
D|--5-----5---x---12-----12---x---
A|--5---------x---12----------x---
E|--3---------x---10----------x---

E|------3---x-----------8----x---| |
B|------3---x-----------8----x---| |
G|4-----4---x---19------9----x---| |
D|5-----5---x---10------10---x---| |
A|5---------x---10-----------x---| |
E|3---------x---8------------x---| |


Ending version 2: A little faster 
cycle through the chords for some 
variety!
    A Major         D Major         
  G Major

e|-----------5--|-----------5---|-
B|-----------5--|-----------7---|-
G|-----------5--|--7---7-7--7---|-
D|--7---7-7-----|--7---7-7------|-
A|--7---7-7-----|--5---5-5------|-
E|--5---5-5-----|---------------|-
E|--------------------------------

e|---------------------||           
B|---------------------||           
G|---------------------||           
D|--5------------------||           
A|--5----3~~--2~~--0---||           
E|--3------------------||           
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e|                 
B|                 
G|                 
D|                 
A|                 
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The very end of the song repeats 
Ending version 2, so that plays 
twice, then you
could use this Optional
Outro 1a
                             OR    +
   +     +   +      +   +     +    +

E|--3-----3------3-----3------|---
B|----3-----3------3-----3----|---
G|----------------------------|---
D|----------------------------|---
A|----------------------------|---
E|----------------------------|---

E|--------------------------------
B|12---------12--------12---------
G|----12---------12--------12-----
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-----------| | 
B|12------12-| | 
G|----12-----| | 
D|-----------| | 
A|-----------| | 
E|-----------| | 

                               
Harmonics give this OUTRO a catchy 
melodic hook


Outro version 2a                    Outro version 2b

e|--3----------------------------
B|----3-----3--------------------
G|------4-----4-----4------------
D|--------------5-----5------5---
A|----------------------5------5-
E|-------------------------------
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e|--|-----------------3------------||                 
B|--|---3---------------3----------||                 
G|--|------4--------------4--------||                 
D|--|---------5-------------5------||                 
A|--|------------------------------||                 
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Here are the lyrics to the song with
 the chords written above to 
indicate when to switch.



      G          D          G    
It's raining so hard, looks like 
              D
it's going to rain all night

      C          C         Cm    
And this is the time, I'd love to
               Cm
 be holding you tight

     G               D           
I guess I'll have to accept the 
G               C
fact that you are not here

          A                      
I wish tonight would hurry up and 
  D
end, my dear

        G        D           G   
It's raining so hard, it's really
         D
 coming down

  C           C       Cm          
Sittin' by my window, watchin' the
 Cm
 rain fall to the ground

   G         D          G     
This is the time, I'd love to be 
     C
holding you tight

   A                 D      G     
I guess I'll just go crazy tonight
C G D


      G          D      G         
It's raining so hard, brings back 
 D
memories

  C     C         Cm       Cm
Of the times when you were here with
 me

  G       D           G          
Counting every drop, about to 
     C
blow my top

   A                               
I wish this rain would hurry up and
 D
 stop

G             D             G   
I've got the blues, so bad, I 
                    D
could hardly catch my breath

    C         C      Cm          
The harder it rains, the worst it 
Cm
gets

 G           D        G          
This is the time, I'd love to be 
            C
holding you tight

  A                  D     G
I guess I'll just go crazy tonight

      G          D      G        
It's raining so hard, brings back
   D
 memories

C          C      Cm            
Of the times when you were here 
    Cm
with me

G           D           G       
This is the time, I'd love to be
             C
 holding you tight

A                       D     G
I guess I'll just go crazy tonight

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend