Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Blues stairs down
A bluesy note stepping down, then a little skip lower. Musicians call it walk-down 7-6-5-3.
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How Blues stairs down 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.
Walk-down: Step by step down into the next chord.
Songs with Blues stairs down
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Blues stairs down on piano?
A bluesy note stepping down, then a little skip lower. Musicians call it walk-down 7-6-5-3, one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 7-6-5-3 with the left hand?
Over C major it is B3 (1), then A3 (2), then G3 (3), then E3 (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 Blues stairs down?
It is heard in 42 songs of the library, as the main groove of 1 song, such as As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard), Jailhouse Rock, Hillbilly Rock, Jump, Jive An’ Wail.
Is Blues stairs down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.