Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Dip-and-back bounce
The root twice, a dip down on beat 3, and right back up on beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-8.
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How Dip-and-back bounce 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 Dip-and-back bounce
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Dip-and-back bounce on piano?
The root twice, a dip down on beat 3, and right back up on beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-8, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 8-8-5-8 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (2), then C4 (2), then G3 (5), then C4 (2); 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 Dip-and-back bounce?
It is heard in 188 songs of the library, as the main groove of 19 songs, such as The Brady Bunch, Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying, Shop Around, Toes.
Is Dip-and-back bounce easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 112 beats a minute.