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Let It Rain: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By David Nail

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Left hand Gear-shift pulseRight hand Pumping chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Let It Rain without reading music. The left hand plays gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand pumping chords.

Let It Rain accompaniment in letter notes

The E – C#m – B – A loop with gear-shift pulse in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E
RB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2 E2 E3 E2 E2 E3 E2
Bar 2
C#m
RG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5
LC#3 C#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 C#4 C#3
Bar 3
B
RF#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LB2 B2 B3 B2 B2 B3 B2
Bar 4
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 D#4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D#5
LA2 A2 A3 A2 A2 A3 A2
Bar 5
E
RB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2 E2 E3 E2 E2 E3 E2
Bar 6
C#m
RG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5
LC#3 C#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 C#4 C#3
Bar 7
B
RF#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LB2 B2 B3 B2 B2 B3 B2
Bar 8
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A2 A3 A2 A2 A3 A2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Let It Rain

What are the letter notes for the Let It Rain piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is E – C#m – B – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Let It Rain?

The loop is E – C#m – B – A (I – vi – V – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Let It Rain in?

E major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let It Rain?

Gear-shift pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let It 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.