Standards

Come Rain Or Come Shine chords & key

Key: F major
Form: AB
Bars: 32
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Come Rain Or Come Shine” is a jazz standard by Harold Arlen. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AB form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence and 6 minor ii–V–i, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres D minor, B♭ minor, A minor, G minor and F major. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

F^maj7

E^m7♭5A^7♭9

D^m7

G⁷

C⁷

F^maj7

C^m7F⁷

B♭^m7

F^m7

B♭^m7

G^m7C⁷

B^m7♭5E^7♭9

A^m7♭5D^7♭9

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

E^m7♭5A^7♭9

D^m7

B^m7

E⁷

A⁷

D⁷

G⁷

B♭⁷A^7♭9

D^mB^m7♭5

E^m7♭5A^7♭9

D^m6

G^m7C⁷

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

1Major ii–V–I

6Minor ii–V–i

12ii–V moves

1Tritone substitutions

4Dominant chains

22Different chords

Most used chords

A^7♭9×4
D^m7×4
C⁷×4
F^maj7×3
E^m7♭5×3
G^m7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

D minor, B♭ minor, A minor, G minor and F major

Recorded on these albums

1950	Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1954	Dinah Jams Dinah Washington · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1955	Music for Torching Billie Holiday · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1955	Music For Loving Ben Webster · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1955	THE GREATEST!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards The Count Basie Orchestra with Joe Williams · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1955	Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer Bobby Troup
1956	The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams Sings Standards Count Basie
1956	Sophisticated Lady Ben Webster · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1956	Roll 'Em Bags Milt Jackson
1956	Go Man! Sonny Criss · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1957	Kenny Drew Trio Kenny Drew with Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1957	Trombone Panorama Kai Winding · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1958	Lady in Satin Billie Holiday · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1958	Sonny’s Crib Sonny Clark · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1958	The Fabulous Bill Holman Bill Holman · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1959	The Genius of Ray Charles Ray Charles · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1959	Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book Oscar Peterson · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1959	The Exciting Connie Francis Connie Francis
1959	Cool Heat - Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements Anita O’Day · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1959	The Night I Played 666 Fifth Avenue Paul Whiteman
1959	June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days June Christy · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1959	Witchcraft Chris Connor · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1959	The Four Brothers Sound Jimmy Giuffre · “Come Rain or Come Shine”
1959	Four Freshmen and 5 Guitars The Four Freshmen

Historic 78 rpm recordings

COME RAIN OR COME SHINE ANN HATHAWAY · ELLIS LARKINS and his ORCHESTRA · Ellis Larkin ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
If There Is Someone Lovelier 25%	Dietz-Schwartz	C major	ABC · 28	Ballad
Ballade 21%	Charlie Parker	F major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Let's Get Lost 20%	Jimmy McHugh	C major	ABB · 24	Medium swing
The Sweetest Sounds 20%	Richard Rodgers	F major	AB · 40	Medium-up swing
You Are Too Beautiful 20%	Richard Rodgers	C major	AABA · 32	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is Come Rain Or Come Shine in?

Come Rain Or Come Shine is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Come Rain Or Come Shine?

Come Rain Or Come Shine was written by Harold Arlen.

What is the form of Come Rain Or Come Shine?

Come Rain Or Come Shine has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Come Rain Or Come Shine played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Come Rain Or Come Shine?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Em7b5 A7b9 | Dm7 | Dm7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.