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I Love A Rainy Night: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens & others

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 126 BPM
  • 1980
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Lub-dub chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Love A Rainy Night written out as piano music: the I – ii – iii – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand lub-dub chords.

I Love A Rainy Night chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2DmiiD F A
3EmiiiE G B
4CIC E G

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right, over the C – Dm – Em – C chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about I Love A Rainy Night

Does the sheet music for I Love A Rainy Night have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in I Love A Rainy Night?

The loop is C – Dm – Em – C (I – ii – iii – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is I Love A Rainy Night in?

C major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Love A Rainy Night?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Love A Rainy Night easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.