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Bouncing Alberti
Low, high, middle, high on each beat: a bouncy, cheerful bass. Musicians call it alberti bass 1-8-5-8.
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How Bouncing Alberti 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.
Alberti bass: Low, high, middle, high: the Mozart left hand.
Songs with Bouncing Alberti
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Bouncing Alberti, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Bouncing Alberti
What is Bouncing Alberti on piano?
Low, high, middle, high on each beat: a bouncy, cheerful bass. Musicians call it alberti bass 1-8-5-8, one of the alberti bass patterns: low, high, middle, high: the mozart left hand.
How do I play alberti bass 1-8-5-8 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (1), then G3 (2), then C4 (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 Bouncing Alberti?
It is heard in 172 songs of the library, as the main groove of 46 songs, such as Nine To Five, Dancing In The Street, Landslide, A Good Man Is Hard To Find.
Is Bouncing Alberti easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.