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| "The Rain Song" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Led Zeppelin | |
| from the album Houses of the Holy | |
| Released | 28 March 1973 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Studio | Stargroves, East Woodhay, England |
| Genre | |
| Length | 7:32 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page |
"The Rain Song" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It uses an alternative guitar tuning - DGCGCD, a variation of DADGAD.[3][4][5] It was released in March 1973 as the second track on their fifth album, Houses of the Holy.
- ^ Whitaker, Sterling (25 August 2013). "No. 37: 'The Rain Song' – Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs".
- ^ Eddy, Chuck (22 March 1997). "The Power Ballad Revolution". The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music. Da Capo Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-306-80741-6.
- ^ "The 8 Best Alternate Guitar Tunings". School of Rock. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
DGCGCD is a tuning largely popularized by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and it has an unconventional open-string sound. The most famous use of this tuning is "The Rain Song"
- ^ Aledort, Andy (2019-05-28). "How to Utilize Unusual Alternate Tunings Like Jimmy Page". guitarworld. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
On the Zep classic "The Rain Song" (Houses of the Holy), Page offers a unique variation on DADGAD by additionally tuning the fifth string down a whole step, from A to G, the fourth string down a whole step, from D to C, and the second string up a half step, from B to C, resulting in (low to high) D G C G C D
- ^ "8 Amazing Songs That Use Alternative Tunings". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
Page tuned his guitar to a unique combination of DGCGCD. The unusual tuning allowed Page to come up with haunting and beautiful chords that would have been difficult to stumble upon otherwise. The tune can be played in D standard but it would be way harder.