Left-hand pattern · Old-time stride
Brass-band march
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it left-hand power fifths (2/4).
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How Brass-band march 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.
Left-hand chords: Small left-hand chords pushing the beat. In 4/4 it is played twice a bar.
Songs with Brass-band march
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Brass-band march, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Brass-band march
What is Brass-band march on piano?
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it left-hand power fifths (2/4), one of the left-hand chords patterns: small left-hand chords pushing the beat.
How do I play lh power fifths (2/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (2) + G4 (1), then G3 (5), then C4 (2) + G4 (1), then G3 (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 Brass-band march?
It is heard in 234 songs of the library, as the main groove of 28 songs, such as There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame, Do-Re-Mi, Beyond My Wildest Dreams, Down Yonder.
Is Brass-band march easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 2/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.