Left-hand pattern · Rock drive
Dip-and-climb up
Root, a drop down, then three steps climbing back up to the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 8-5-6-7.
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How Dip-and-climb up 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 Dip-and-climb up
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Dip-and-climb up on piano?
Root, a drop down, then three steps climbing back up to the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 8-5-6-7, one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 8-5-6-7 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (1), then G3 (5), then A3 (4), then B3 (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-climb up?
It is heard in 226 songs of the library, as the main groove of 12 songs, such as It Don’t Mean A Thing, A Spoonful Of Sugar, The Gambler, Be Our Guest.
Is Dip-and-climb up easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 140 beats a minute.