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Busy-bee pulse
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2&, 3&, 4, 4&.
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How Busy-bee pulse 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.
Root bass rhythm: Just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
Songs with Busy-bee pulse
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Busy-bee pulse, from verse to chorus.
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What is Busy-bee pulse on piano?
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2&, 3&, 4, 4&, one of the root bass rhythm patterns: just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
How do I play root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (1), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C4 (1), 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 Busy-bee pulse?
It is heard in 176 songs of the library, as the main groove of 41 songs, such as Movin’ Out, Rise Up And Praise Him, All About the Green, Animal.
Is Busy-bee pulse easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 108 beats a minute.