Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Doorbell ding-dong
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5.
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How Doorbell ding-dong 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 Doorbell ding-dong
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Doorbell ding-dong on piano?
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 8-8-5-5 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (2), then C4 (2), then G3 (5), then G3 (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 Doorbell ding-dong?
It is heard in 472 songs of the library, as the main groove of 63 songs, such as Changes, A Man Without Love, Love Me Do, I Will Always Love You.
Is Doorbell ding-dong easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 104 beats a minute.