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How to play Looks Like Rain on piano
- E major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 1972
- Medium
Learn Looks Like Rain in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – D – A – F#m
Looks Like Rain sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIDbVIIAIVF#mii- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Groovy roots
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 70 BPM
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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about Looks Like Rain
What chords are in Looks Like Rain?
The loop is E – D – A – F#m (I – bVII – IV – ii) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Looks Like Rain in?
E major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Looks Like Rain?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Looks Like 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.