Right-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Drip-drop slide
Taps on the top note just off the beat, then a slide one step down. Musicians call it repeated octave → 7th, 8-8-8-8-7-7.
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How Drip-drop slide 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.
Two-note ostinato: Two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
Songs with Drip-drop slide
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Drip-drop slide, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Drip-drop slide
What is Drip-drop slide on piano?
Taps on the top note just off the beat, then a slide one step down. Musicians call it repeated octave → 7th, 8-8-8-8-7-7, one of the two-note ostinato patterns: two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
How do I play repeated octave → 7th · 8-8-8-8-7-7 with the right hand?
Over C major it is C5 (2), then C5 (2), then C5 (2), then C5 (2), then Bb4 (1), then Bb4 (1); 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 Drip-drop slide?
It is heard in 16 songs of the library, such as After The Glitter Fades, Don’t Stop, Fight Song, Freak Flag.
Is Drip-drop slide easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.