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Learn "BOX OF RAIN" by Grateful Dead on Piano
Master "BOX OF RAIN" by Grateful Dead with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Rock arrangement is in the key of G at 110 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 110 BPM.
Lyrics
Look out of an y win dow, (Em)an y morn ing, (C)an y eve ning, an y (G)day.
May be the sun is shin ing, (Em)birds are wing ing, no (G)rain is fall ing from a (A)heav y sky.
What do you want me to do, to (Am)do for you to (Em)see you (D)through?
For (C)this is all a dream we dreamed one (Am)af ter noon long a (G)go.
Walk out of an y door way, (C)feel your way, by you.
feel can your way like the day be (G)fore.
May be you’ll (Am)find di rec tion a (Em)round some cor ner where (G)it’s been wait ing to (A)meet home.
you.
What do you want me to do, to (Am)watch for you while you’re (Em)sleep
ing?
Then (Am)please don’t be sur prised
when you find
me dream ing, too.
Look in to an y eyes way, (C)you find way, by you.
You can see clear to an oth er (G)day.
May be been (Am)seen be fore tion through (Em)oth er eyes ner on (G)oth er days while go (A)ing home.
you.
What do you want me to do, to (Am)watch for you while you’re (Em)sleep
ing?
Then (Am)please don’t be sur prised
when you find
me dream ing, too.
(Am)do for you to (Em)see you through?
It’s (C)all a dream we (Em)dreamed
one af ter (D)noon
long a (G)go.
Walk in to splin tered sun light, (Em)inch your way through dead dreams to an oth er (G)land.
May be you’re tired and bro ken, your (Em)tongue is twist ed with (G)words half spo ken and (A)thoughts un clear.
What do you want me to do, to (Am)do for you to (Em)see you (D)through?
A (Am)box of rain will (C)ease the pain and (G)love will see you (D)through.
Just a box of rain,
(Am)wind and (Em)wa ter.
Be (C)lieve it if you (A)need it.
If you don’t, just pass it on.
Sun and show er,
(Am)wind and (Em)rain,
in and out the win dow like a moth
be fore a (A)flame.
And it’s (D)just a box of rain.
I don’t know who put it there.
Be lieve it if you need it or leave it if you dare.
And it’s
just a box of rain, or a rib bon for your hair.
Such a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be there.
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How to Play "Box Of Rain" on Piano
- 1Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.