Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Banana-peel slip
Four steady beats on one note, then a quick slip down into the next bar. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-8-8-7.
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How Banana-peel slip goes
One bar over a C chord: a row for each key, a column for each step, the finger on each note. Over another chord, move the same shape to its root.
Broken chord: The chord, one note at a time, close together.
Songs with Banana-peel slip
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Banana-peel slip, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Banana-peel slip
What is Banana-peel slip on piano?
Four steady beats on one note, then a quick slip down into the next bar. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 8-8-8-8-7 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (3), then C4 (3), then C4 (3), then C4 (3), then Bb3 (5); the number after each note is the finger (1 is the thumb). Over any other chord, move the same shape to that chord's root.
What songs use Banana-peel slip?
It is heard in 102 songs of the library, as the main groove of 9 songs, such as I’m So Excited, Duke Of Earl, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker), What Do You Mean?.
Is Banana-peel slip easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 112 beats a minute.