Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Double-step climb
Two beats on the root, two on the next chord note up: simple and steady. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3.
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How Double-step climb 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 Double-step climb
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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All patternsQuestions about Double-step climb
What is Double-step climb on piano?
Two beats on the root, two on the next chord note up: simple and steady. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 1-1-3-3 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then E3 (3), then E3 (3); 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 Double-step climb?
It is heard in 284 songs of the library, as the main groove of 10 songs, such as Lay Me Down, Coat Of Many Colors, I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love, Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves.
Is Double-step climb easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 113 beats a minute.