Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Climb-and-jump
Up the chord one note per beat, then a big jump back to the bottom. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-1.
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How Climb-and-jump 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 Climb-and-jump
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Climb-and-jump, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Climb-and-jump
What is Climb-and-jump on piano?
Up the chord one note per beat, then a big jump back to the bottom. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-1, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 1-5-8-1 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (2), 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 Climb-and-jump?
It is heard in 146 songs of the library, as the main groove of 12 songs, such as Something There, Time On My Hands, When The Children Cry, Answered Prayer.
Is Climb-and-jump easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 108 beats a minute.