Kiss the Rain - Yiruma Sheet Music & MIDI from YouTube

About the piece

"Kiss the Rain" was composed by South Korean pianist Yiruma in 2003 and released on his album *From the Yellow Room*. It's one of three Yiruma pieces (alongside "River Flows in You" and "Maybe") that have become standard repertoire for hobbyist pianists worldwide.

The arrangement is intermediate-friendly: a flowing right-hand melody over a left-hand arpeggio pattern. The piece sits comfortably under the hands, doesn't require advanced technique, and rewards expressive playing.

Why it's worth learning

Beautiful and well-known — even non-pianists recognize it

Repetitive structure — once you learn one section, you've learned half the piece

Two-hand independence practice — melody vs. arpeggio

Pedal practice — relies on sustain pedal for atmosphere

Manageable length — about 4 minutes; 5-minute YouTube videos fit our converter cap

Recommended YouTube versions

The official Yiruma recording is fine, but several pianists have uploaded covers that are easier to transcribe cleanly:

Yiruma's own studio version — the canonical recording

Costantino Carrara cover — clear audio, faithful to the original

Joe Bongiorno arrangement — slightly simplified, easier to learn from

Convert any of them at /youtube. The output gives you the arrangement that pianist played, hand-split into right and left hand.

Conversion walkthrough

Find your preferred cover on YouTube (must be 5 minutes or less; original Yiruma is just over the limit, so use a cover or trim a clip)

Paste the URL at [/youtube](/youtube)

Wait 60–90 seconds

The song opens in the player with falling notes, sheet music, downloadable PDF/MIDI/MusicXML

How to practice it

Section 1 — the main theme (first 16 bars): practice hands separately at 50% speed first. The right-hand melody is mostly stepwise; the left hand is arpeggios in 16th notes.

Section 2 — the bridge (modulates briefly): the trickiest part. Loop these 8 bars at 50% speed for several runs before adding tempo.

Section 3 — return of the main theme: by now you've practiced this; play through smoothly.

Coda: a slow ritardando ending. Use the speed slider to slow it further during practice — Yiruma's recording slows naturally, but the falling-notes view doesn't, so dial it down manually.

Common stumbling points

Pedaling — change the pedal at every chord change, not at every measure

Dynamics — Yiruma plays with contrasts (very soft melody, slightly louder bridge); falling-notes view doesn't show dynamics, so listen to the original recording for guidance

The left-hand arpeggio rhythm — should be even 16th notes, not "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +" lurching. Practice slowly with a metronome.

Difficulty rating

Late beginner / early intermediate. If you can play "River Flows in You", you can play this. Plan for 4–8 weeks of regular practice to reach a confident performance tempo.

Print the sheet music

Once you've converted, click Download → PDF in the player's top-right menu. Letter-size by default, no watermark, ready to put on a music stand.

Convert it

Open /youtube, paste a cover URL. 90 seconds.