Left-hand pattern · Lullaby boat
Cradle pulse
A deep note, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2.3 (6/8).
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How Cradle 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 Cradle pulse
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Cradle pulse, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Cradle pulse
What is Cradle pulse on piano?
A deep note, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2.3 (6/8), 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 (6/8) with the left hand?
Over C major it is 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 Cradle pulse?
It is heard in 160 songs of the library, as the main groove of 27 songs, such as I Won’t Give Up, Touch The Sky, If You Don't Know Me By Now, I Have Nothing.
Is Cradle pulse easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 6/8, usually around 88 beats a minute.