Right-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Bouncing star
A note and its twin an octave away bounce back and forth. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 8-1.
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How Bouncing star 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.
Two-note ostinato: Two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
Songs with Bouncing star
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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All patternsQuestions about Bouncing star
What is Bouncing star on piano?
A note and its twin an octave away bounce back and forth. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 8-1, one of the two-note ostinato patterns: two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
How do I play two-note ostinato 8-1 with the right hand?
Over C major it is C5 (5), then C4 (1), then C5 (5), then C4 (1), then C5 (5), then C4 (1), and so on; 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 star?
It is heard in 22 songs of the library, as the main groove of 1 song, such as Star Wars (Main Theme), Stand By You, Child Of Peace, O Bless The Lord, My Soul.
Is Bouncing star easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 108 beats a minute.