The Rain Song — Led Zeppelin

Tuning D G C G C D Capo None Key idea a Jimmy Page original, not one of the 33 free built-ins

Jimmy Page built this tuning specifically for this song — his own variation on DADGAD, swapping the outer strings down to D and G. He's said the opening chords deliberately echo "Something," the George Harrison song that needled him into writing a real ballad in the first place. The progression moves G5 into a ringing Gmaj7, drops briefly to an Eb major built over a G bass, opens into Gsus2, and settles on G.

G5→ Gmaj7→ Eb/G→ Gsus2→ G

Because D G C G C D isn't one of Open—Shape's 33 free built-in tunings, hearing the real voicings here takes Pro — the button below will show you exactly what's locked.

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