Mariah Carey - Through the rain - Chord

Key Ab major – F minor Chords Eb, Ab, B, Db, Fm, Gb, Bbm, Eb7 … Easy key A

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Ab           Eb            Db
When you get cought in the rain

With nowhere to run
Ab           Eb
When you're distrought
       Db
and in pain without anyone
Ab              Eb             Db
when you keep crying out to be saved
but nobody comes
Ab           Eb         Db
and you feel so for away
              Fm                  Eb
that you just can't find your way home
    Fm            Bb      Bbm
you can get there alone, it's ok
      Eb7
once you say

Ab    Eb                  Fm
I can make it through the rain
       Eb            Db
I can stand up once again
      Ab         Bbm
on my own and I know
            Eb7
that I'm strong enough to mend
Ab       Eb           Fm
and everytime I feel afraid
       Eb            Db
I hold tighter to my faith
    Ab            Bbm
and live one more day
      Eb7                 Ab
and I made it through the rain

Ab         Eb           Db
And if you deep falling down
don't you dore give in
Ab       Eb             Db
you will arise safe and sound
                 Fm          Eb
so keep pressing on steadfastly
           Fm            Bb      Bbm
and you'll find what you need to prevail
      Eb7
once you say

Fm
And when the wind blows
Eb
and shadows grow close
Db              Ab
don't be afraid
        C7          Bb    C
there's nothing you can't face
Fm
and should they tell you
Eb
you'll never puli through
Db        Ab
don't hesitate
Bbm            Eb7
stand tall and say

B     Gb                  Abm
I can make it through the rain
       Gb            E
I can stand up once again
      B         Dbm
on my own and I know
            Gb7
that I'm strong enough to mend
B        Gb           Abm
and everytime I feel afraid
       Gb            E
I hold tighter to my faith
    B             Dbm
and live one more day
      Gb7                 B
and I made it through the rain

B     Gb                  Abm
I can make it through the rain
       Gb            E
I can stand up once again
      B                Dbm
and I'll live one more day,and I
       Gb7                B
I can make it through the rain

B  Gb  Abm  Gb  E  B  Dbm
Oh yes you can
             Gb7                 B
You're gonna made it through the rain

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Mariah Carey - Through the rain Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Mariah Carey – Through the rain: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ab and ends on B. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Ab major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = G (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Db (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

F minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)
#7 = E (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Ab major side because it opens on Ab, Ab is heard 13 times against 8 for Fm and the major V chord points straight at Fm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from F minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Ab or to Fm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from Ab major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Ab	Tonic — home	Ab · C · Eb	13×
i	Abm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Ab · Cb · Eb	4×
ii	Bbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Bb · Db · F	5×
V/V	Bb	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Ebsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	3×
bIII	B	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	B · D# · F#	11×
iii	Cm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C · Eb · G	—
V7/vi	C7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G · Bb	1×
V/vi	C	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Fmsecondary dominant	C · E · G	1×
IV	Db	Subdominant — moves away from home	Db · F · Ab	10×
iv	Dbm	Minor iv — borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Db · Fb · Ab	4×
V	Eb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb	14×
V7	Eb7	Dominant — strongest pull home	Eb · G · Bb · Db	5×
bVI	E	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	E · G# · B	4×
vi	Fm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F · Ab · C	8×
bVII	Gb	bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord	Gb · Bb · Db	8×
bVII7	Gb7	bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord	Gb · Bb · Db · Fb	4×
vii°	Gdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G · Bb · Db	—

Seen from F minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Fm	Tonic — home	F · Ab · C	8×
bII	Gb	Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord	Gb · Bb · Db	8×
bII7	Gb7	Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord	Gb · Bb · Db · Fb	4×
ii°	Gdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · Db	—
III	Ab	Relative major — the bright side	Ab · C · Eb	13×
iii	Abm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Ab · Cb · Eb	4×
iv	Bbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · Db · F	5×
IV	Bb	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Bb · D · F	3×
#IV	B	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D# · F#	11×
v	Cm	Minor dominant — soft pull	C · Eb · G	—
V7	C7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G · Bb	1×
V	C	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C · E · G	1×
VI	Db	Submediant — warm colour	Db · F · Ab	10×
vi	Dbm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Db · Fb · Ab	4×
VII	Eb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb	14×
VII7	Eb7	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Eb · G · Bb · Db	5×
#VII	E	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	E · G# · B	4×

Analysis

The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 15 different chords appear 95 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from Ab, the same C7 / C is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Fm. Bb acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key. B, Gb, E, Dbm, Gb7 are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

Db Ab AbIV → Iplagal cadence FmVI → III ×8
Bbm Eb7 Abii → V7ii → V Fmiv → VII7 ×5
Eb Fm AbV → videceptive cadence FmVII → iAeolian arrival ×4
Gb7 B AbbVII7 → bIIIsecondary resolution FmbII7 → #IV ×4
Eb7 Ab AbV7 → Iauthentic cadence FmVII7 → III ×3
Db Fm AbIV → vi FmVI → iVI → i ×2

The move to watch is Db → Ab, heard 8 times. From the Ab side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Fm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
Over Eb, land on Eb, G, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ab, land on Ab, C, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When C7 comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.
On B, follow the chord's notes (B · D# · F#) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With Ab major shapes

Capo 1 + G shapes
Capo 4 + E shapes
Capo 6 + D shapes

With F minor shapes

Capo 1 + Em shapes
Capo 3 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

1 semitone up
6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Ab lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Eb, Ab, B, Db carry the song: V–I–bIII–IV relative to Ab, VII–III–#IV–VI relative to Fm. C7 is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Db → Ab (IV → I in Ab, VI → III in Fm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on B, letting the Ab side have the last word.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

Mariah Carey - Through the rain Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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