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How to play I Wish I Were the Rain on piano
Written by Kristyn Osborn & Marcus Hummon
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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Learn I Wish I Were the Rain in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dbm – Ab – Eb – Bb7
How it goes
I Wish I Were the Rain sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dbm is Db, Fb and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbmivAbIEbVBb7II7- DbmDb · Fb · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Racing heartbeat
How it goes
One calm beat, then non-stop quick notes racing to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 431 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about I Wish I Were the Rain
What chords are in I Wish I Were the Rain?
The loop is Dbm – Ab – Eb – Bb7 (iv – I – V – II7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is I Wish I Were the Rain in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Wish I Were the Rain?
Racing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Wish I Were the Rain easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.