Have You Ever Seen The Rain: key, vocal range and notes
John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival sings Have You Ever Seen The Rain in C major at 116 BPM. The melody spans G3–C5, about 1.4 octaves, and 87% of the time stays between C4 and G4 — comfortable for contraltos in the original key. Difficulty: 41/100, medium.
- Key
- C major
- Vocal range
- G3 – C51.4 octaves
- Sits mostly
- C4 – G487% of singing time
- Highest note
- C51 time, first at 2:08
- Difficulty
- 41medium, out of 100
Notes of Have You Ever Seen The Rain on the keyboard
Every note the vocal line touches. The brightest keys are the ones you hold most of the time.
The melody uses 6 different notes: C, D, E, F, G, A.
The whole song, note by note
The vocal melody from the first word to the last. Each colored block on top is one phrase: blocks with the same letter sing the same melody. Have You Ever Seen The Rain has 11 phrases but only 3 different melodies — learn those and you know the whole song. Tap a letter to see where it comes back.
Notes and syllables as on the Vocaberry song screen: a line joins the notes of one syllable.
- Highest note
- C5 at 2:08. Altogether 2 seconds in total.
- Lowest note
- G3 at 0:15, 0:19, 0:31, 0:35, 1:12, 1:17, 1:29, 1:33. Keep it relaxed, don't push the low end.
- Biggest jump
- An octave, C4 → C5; first at 2:08.
- Longest note
- E4, held for 2.9 s at 0:27.
- How much singing
- 1:44 of 2:39: 187 notes in 11 phrases.
- Tempo
- 116 BPM — a quick one; learn the lines slowly first. Vocaberry Karaoke lets you change the tempo.
How long each note is sung
Seconds of singing on each note across the whole song.
Intervals: how the melody moves
Every move from one note to the next inside a phrase — 174 in total. Steps are easy to sing in tune, wide leaps are where most people miss the note.
- 63% of the moves are repeated notes or steps — the melody mostly walks rather than jumps.
- The most common move is major 2nd (30 times). The fifths mostly go up (12 up, 6 down).
- The widest jump is octave, 1 time — 1 up, 0 down. Practise it slowly: the far note has to land exactly in tune.
The best key for your voice
The smallest key change that puts Have You Ever Seen The Rain in the comfortable part of each voice type. Don't know your type? Take the free vocal range test.
| Voice | Change | Key | You'd sing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | −11 semitones | D♭ major | G#2C#4 |
| Baritone | −6 semitones | F♯ major | C#3F#4 |
| Tenor | −3 semitones | A major | E3A4 |
| Contralto | original key | C major | G3C5 |
| Mezzo-soprano | +4 semitones | E major | B3E5 |
| Soprano | +7 semitones | G major | D4G5 |
Sing Have You Ever Seen The Rain in your key. Vocaberry Karaoke shows which note to sing and whether you hit it. Key and tempo adjust to your voice.
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More Creedence Clearwater Revival songs
Key, range and difficulty of other Creedence Clearwater Revival songs in Vocaberry. All Creedence Clearwater Revival songs and John Fogerty's vocal range →
| Song | Key | Range | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have You Ever1970 | Key C | G3C5 | medium · 50 |
| Fortunate Son1969 | Key Gm | A#3A#4 | easy · 39 |
| Bad Moon Rising1969 | Key D | B3G4 | easy · 19 |
| Proud Mary1969 | Key Bm | B3F#4 | easy · 25 |
| Green River1969 | Key C | B3A4 | easy · 32 |
| Down On The Corner1969 | Key C | C4A4 | easy · 35 |
Questions about Have You Ever Seen The Rain
What key is Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival in?
Have You Ever Seen The Rain is in C major at 116 BPM. If it feels too high or too low, change the key: a bass lowers it 11 semitones (D♭ major); a baritone lowers it 6 semitones (F♯ major); a tenor lowers it 3 semitones (A major).
What is the vocal range of Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
The vocal line goes from G3 to C5 — 1.4 octaves. 87% of the singing time stays between C4 and G4.
What is the highest note in Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
C5. It comes 1 time, first at 2:08: altogether 2 seconds out of 105 seconds of singing.
Is Have You Ever Seen The Rain hard to sing?
It is rated medium — 41 out of 100 in Vocaberry. The range is moderate (1.4 octaves); the tricky part is the jump of an octave up to C5.
Can a woman sing Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Yes, in another key: a contralto can sing it in the original key; a mezzo-soprano raises it 4 semitones (E major); a soprano raises it 7 semitones (G major). Vocaberry Karaoke lets you change the key and tempo of a song.
Notes, range and timing come from the vocal transcription used in Vocaberry Karaoke; the key and difficulty are Vocaberry's. Voice type ranges are the ones Vocal Range uses.