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This sheet was made from Hirohashi Makiko’s YouTube piano video, “ひこうき雲 ~荒井由美（Vapor trail ~ Yumi Arai） 風立ちぬ The Wind Rises / Piano solo : Makiko Hirohashi”. Watch it, then keep practicing here.
CDリラクシングピアノ 宮崎駿コレクション、ジブリベストに収録されている”ひこうき雲 Vapor trail "を弾きました。. Music : 荒井由美 ( Yumi Arai ) Piano & Arrangement : 広橋真紀子 (Makiko Hirohashi）.Open on YouTube
Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises) by Yumi Arai
About “Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)”
This medium level song is in the key of Eb at 77 BPM. Uploaded by Nam.
Questions about this song (11)
- What does the sheet music of "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)" show?
- Standard piano notation drawn from this song's own MusicXML: treble and bass staves, the key signature of Eb and every note of both hands, with the bar you are playing marked as it plays.
- What key is "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)" by Yumi Arai played in?
- Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises) is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)"?
- The arrangement plays at 77 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)"?
- "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)" was originally performed by Yumi Arai. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Hikoukigumo (From The Wind Rises)" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Eb, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 77 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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