Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Climb-and-wait stairs
Up two steps, then wait on the top step for the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 1-2-3-3.
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How Climb-and-wait stairs 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.
Walk-up: Step by step up into the next chord.
Songs with Climb-and-wait stairs
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Climb-and-wait stairs, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Climb-and-wait stairs
What is Climb-and-wait stairs on piano?
Up two steps, then wait on the top step for the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 1-2-3-3, one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 1-2-3-3 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then D3 (4), then E3 (1), then E3 (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 Climb-and-wait stairs?
It is heard in 151 songs of the library, as the main groove of 2 songs, such as Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words), While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I Get A Kick Out Of You, I’ve Got The World On A String.
Is Climb-and-wait stairs easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 126 beats a minute.