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How to play Kiss The Rain on piano
By Billie Myers
- A major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Kiss The Rain in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Asus4 – Esus4 – F#m – D
How it goes
Kiss The Rain sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Asus4 is A, D and E; Esus4 is E, A and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Asus4Isus4Esus4Vsus4F#mviDIV- Asus4A · D · E
- Esus4E · A · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Kiss The Rain
What chords are in Kiss The Rain?
The loop is Asus4 – Esus4 – F#m – D (Isus – Vsus – vi – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Kiss The Rain in?
A major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Kiss The Rain?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Kiss 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.