Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head played by Oliver Lallement.

There is some garden party noise in the background on this next track but it's not too bad and Oliver's playing of this tune is better than most uploads. I wish he would have played through it a few more times as well. You can use the lyrics below this video to sing along. Then I'll look at the actual harmonic progression which I view as the really interesting part of any music and is the basis for how I like to teach piano lessons-- by harmonic progression.





Intro: F-C-Bb-C

F Fmaj7
Raindrops keep falling on my head
F7 Bb Am
and just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed,
D7 Am D7 Gm7
nothing seems to fit, Those raindrops are fallin' on my head they keep fallin'

C7 F Fmaj7
So I just did me some talkin' to the sun,
F7 Bb Am
and I said I didn't like the way he got things done
D7 Am D7 Gm7
Sleepin' on the job, Those raindrops are fallin' on my head they keep fallin'

C7 F Fmaj7
But there's one thing I know,
Bb C Am
the blues they send to meet me, won't defeat me
D7 Gm7 Bb C Bb C
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

F Fmaj7
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head,
F7 Bb Am
but that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red,
D7 Am D7 Gm7
Cryin's not for me, cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
C7 F C7
because I'm free, nothings worryin' me

(instrumental) F-Fmaj7-Bb-C-Am

D7 Gm7 Bb C Bb C
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

(Repeat last verse)

Harmonic progression

I - IM7 - I7
IV- iii - VI - iii
VI- ii -V

I - IM7 -IV -V -iii
VI 7 - ii7 - IV - V - IV - V

If you learn how this harmonic progression sounds and feels in several keys, you'll go very long way to understanding this song and how it was designed. To get a look at how others are doing harmonic progression lessons on the internet, take a look at the following.

[R. Scott]

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My final comment for now: You do not have to play well to appreciate what I mean by harmonic progression. It's simply a matter of starting with the chords and chord changes FIRST rather than simply the notes. Most piano lessons, to my way of thinking, are backwards. By listening to complete song FIRST and playing ONLY the chords, you can then lay that foundation of "hearing" what's going on so that by the time you learn the notes, you already understand what you're trying to achieve.

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