Left-hand pattern · Lullaby boat
Bubbling climb
Three notes climb, then start again: a rippling rise that sways in two. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (6/8).
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How Bubbling 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.
Broken chord: The chord, one note at a time, close together.
Songs with Bubbling climb
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Bubbling climb, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Bubbling climb
What is Bubbling climb on piano?
Three notes climb, then start again: a rippling rise that sways in two. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (6/8), one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 1-3-5 (6/8) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then E3 (3), then G3 (1), then C3 (5), then E3 (3), then G3 (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 Bubbling climb?
It is heard in 39 songs of the library, as the main groove of 20 songs, such as Did I Make The Most Of Loving You, Halloween Song, Home Again, Hymn To Winter.
Is Bubbling climb easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 6/8, usually around 101 beats a minute.