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I Wish I Were the Rain: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Kristyn Osborn & Marcus Hummon
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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I Wish I Were the Rain written out as piano music: the iv – I – V – II7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays racing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand marching chords.
I Wish I Were the Rain chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dbm | iv | Db Fb Ab |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bb7 | II7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: racing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the Dbm – Ab – Eb – Bb7 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 Wish I Were the Rain
Does the sheet music for I Wish I Were the Rain 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 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.