![]() In the summer of 1971, the band started their first American tour as a trio, and then in September, their second European itinerary began in Holland. While ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ comes as close to a ballad as anything from CCR, the flip features their unique power to turn this into a two-sided giant.” “Showing their first major change since establishing themselves on the rock front,” wrote the magazine, ”Creedence Clearwater slows and softens their sound in this single from the Pendulum monster. The Cash Box trade review of the single at the time sensed a new direction for Creedence. It went gold within a few weeks of release, and in December 2020, the RIAA increased its certification to a lofty triple platinum. The Creedence single peaked at No.8, in March, and hit No.36 in the UK. ![]() ![]() “Rain” jumped onto the US chart, with its B-side “Hey Tonight” also listed, at No.56, in the same week as the Jackson 5’s “Mama’s Pearl” and as Dawn’s pop tune “Knock Three Times” continued at No.1. Pendulum reached No.5 in the US, its success propelled in no small measure by this new single. I was watching the band disintegrate right in front of my eyes.” Triple platinum by 2020 And you guys are only talking about negative stuff.’ By your own volition, you bring in a huge rain cloud and cause it to rain. “I was feeling, ‘Man, we achieved all our dreams. “‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ is about the breakup of the band,” he confided. In his autobiography Fortunate Son, John Fogerty didn’t mince words about his frustration at the time he wrote the 1971 hit. But there would be only one more, in “Sweet Hitch-Hiker.” His brother Tom left the band just after the release of “Have You Ever Seen The Rain,” which duly gave the remaining members an eighth US million-selling single. The bloom may have been off the rose by now in terms of frontman and songwriter John Fogerty’s feelings towards the band, but the hits kept coming – if not for that much longer. It’s a song that has only grown in stature as the passing decades burnish the group’s remarkable legacy – and it tells its own private but poignant tale of their impending fracture.ĬCR had been one of the top names in rock for well over two years by the time of the release, with seven Top 10 singles and seven million-sellers to their name and a major international presence. That was the chart that contained the debut of “Have You Ever Seen The Rain,“ released as a 45 from the album Pendulum. Of the countless covers of this song, the most recent one I heard that caught my ear was from Callista Clark, who combines an absolutely killer voice with a very authentic (and literal) front porch vibe.Another classic Creedence Clearwater Revivalsingle started its journey into the public’s hearts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 30, 1971. If you want to listen to the CCR album version, here you go: Playing the F chord with a wrapped thumb: The official CCR version Here’s a video of me playing the the entire song, with chords and lyrics shown for context. I hope you enjoy! If you’re hungry for more CCR, I also have lessons for this song: 8:07 Strumming (intermediate & advanced).As always, I sincerely hope you find this helpful in learning this fun tune. I’ll teach you the basics, as well as plenty of intermediate and advanced stuff (double strumming, percussive strum pattern, chorus walkdown, etc). This is one of the first songs I played at open mic nights back when I was getting confidence with my guitar skills - and it’s been a blast to pick it back up again. Hello my friends! In this lesson I’ll be showing you how to play “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. For the current month's code, upgrade to premium or log in. Song Notes Premium includes a 50% discount code you can use when buying any of my licensed song sheets.
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