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Looks Like Rain: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 1972
- Medium
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Looks Like Rain written out as piano music: the I – bVII – IV – ii loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) and the right hand steady chords.
Looks Like Rain chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | D | bVII | D F# A |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | F#m | ii | F# A C# |
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: groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the E – D – A – F#m 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 Looks Like Rain
Does the sheet music for Looks Like 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 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.