Black Rain (from Coping Mechanism)

This popular track first appeared on my debut album and was re-released in 2022. The title is inspired by one of the closing scenes in the novel of the same name by Masuji Ibuse, a grim semi-autobiographical account of the bombing of Hiroshima that should be required reading for anyone who has their hand on the nuclear button. Towards the end the protagonist, who survives, sees some baby eels swimming in a stream. The sight of these miraculous survivors gives the protagonist hope. is inspired by one of the

Key/mode: A major

Metre: 4/4

Tempo: Andante moderato

Characteristic features: broken chord accompaniment, syncopation, octaves

Space for improvisation: No

Difficulty: Grade 4-5

tagonist, who survives, sees some baby eels swimming in a stream. The sight of these miraculous survivors gives the protagonist hope.