Ed Sheeran - Make It Rain Chords
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How to play Make It Rain on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Ed Sheeran - Make It Rain on guitar requires 3 chords and 2 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Make It Rain uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (26), B7 → Em (26), and Em → B7 (26). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - Em chord transition.
1. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em:
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 26 times.
2. Em → B7 chord transition
Switching from Em to B7:
- Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on D string fret 1.
- Place pinky on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 26 times.
Make It Rain chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Make It Rain.
- Make It Rain includes 103 chord transitions, 2 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Make It Rain contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Make It Rain connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → Am: 12%
- Em → B7: 1%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → Em: 10%