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Rain: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • B major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 2017
  • Medium
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Double island chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Rain without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand double island chords.

Rain accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – G#m – C# – A loop with walking roots in the left hand and double island chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E3
Bar 2
G#m
RB4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5
LG#2 G#2 G#3 G#3
Bar 3
C#
RE#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#3 C#4 C#4
Bar 4
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D#4 E4 F#4 G#4 Bb4 B4 C#5 D#5
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 5
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E3
Bar 6
G#m
RB4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5 B4+D#5+G#5
LG#2 G#2 G#3 G#3
Bar 7
C#
RE#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#3 C#4 C#4
Bar 8
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A3 A3

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 Rain

What are the letter notes for the 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 Em – G#m – C# – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Rain?

The loop is Em – G#m – C# – A (iv – vi – II – bVII) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.

What key is Rain in?

B major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Rain?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is 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.