Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Bounce-down home
A hop up to the third, then two steps back down home. Musicians call it walk-down 1-3-2-1.
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How Bounce-down home 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 Bounce-down home
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Bounce-down home, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Bounce-down home
What is Bounce-down home on piano?
A hop up to the third, then two steps back down home. Musicians call it walk-down 1-3-2-1, one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 1-3-2-1 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then E3 (3), then D3 (4), then C3 (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 Bounce-down home?
It is heard in 33 songs of the library, such as It Don’t Mean A Thing, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, A Foggy Day (In London Town), Don’t Let Me Down.
Is Bounce-down home easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.