Blind Melon - No Rain - Guitar Tab

Blind Melon

1992 3:37

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About No Rain

Few songs from the early 1990s Blind Melon era feel as approachable yet as satisfying to nail as "No Rain." The heart of the song is a clean, fingerpicked arpeggio pattern in E major that rolls along at a steady 120 BPM, and getting that pattern to feel relaxed and even is the real work here. The picking hand has to stay loose because any tension shows up immediately in the tone. Standard E tuning means nothing unusual to set up, but the key of E lets open strings ring naturally, so you want to make sure you are letting them sustain rather than muting them too soon. The strummed chorus sections are simpler, but the transition from fingerpicking to strumming and back is where many players lose the groove. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop that transition slowed down until the shift feels automatic. The Alternative Rock context of this track can be misleading because clean fingerpicking technique, not distortion, is what this song actually demands.

• The signature intro and verse riff is a clean fingerpicked arpeggio in E major, relying on open strings ringing together for its characteristic sound.
• At 120 BPM in standard E tuning, the challenge is keeping the fingerpicking pattern steady and relaxed while transitioning smoothly into strummed chorus sections.
• Practise the picking-hand finger assignments for the arpeggio slowly before bringing it up to tempo, as inconsistent finger choice is the most common source of unevenness.