I Can't Stand The Rain Chords

Learn how to play I Can't Stand The Rain by Ann Peebles!

'I Can't Stand The Rain' is a Blues/Soul type of track where the format is heavily influenced by the blues, but the chords are a bit more adventurous than your average 12 Bar.

In 'I Can't Stand The Rain' there are two chord variations that take us away from the standard blues format; the bVIIx and the bIIIx.

Soloing over a progression like this requires you to use the method of new chord - new scale.
If this seems complicated at first, practice using Spytunes 'Self-Eliminating Jam Tracks'.

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I Can't Stand The Rain Chord Progression

Notice how the clever progression bVIIx - Ix - bIIIx is finished off with a classic II - V - I.

This is seriously clever chord work, two extreme chords are paired with the most common progression of all time; as usual it's familiarity with a twist that makes the progression and ultimately the song stand out.

To write a Blues or Soul track like this might be one of the most difficult tasks to embark on, there is little room to create something new, but as Ann Peebles proves, it is possible.