Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Bounce-and-climb
Bounces on the root, then two quick steps up at the very end. Musicians call it walk-up 1-1-1-2-3.
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How Bounce-and-climb 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-up: Step by step up into the next chord.
Songs with Bounce-and-climb
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Bounce-and-climb, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Bounce-and-climb
What is Bounce-and-climb on piano?
Bounces on the root, then two quick steps up at the very end. Musicians call it walk-up 1-1-1-2-3, one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 1-1-1-2-3 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then D3 (4), then E3 (1); 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 Bounce-and-climb?
It is heard in 111 songs of the library, as the main groove of 4 songs, such as One, My Way, Just Give Me A Reason, The First Cut Is The Deepest.
Is Bounce-and-climb easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.