Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Drumming bass
The root drummed on every quick beat, with a tiny step at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1.
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How Drumming bass 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 Drumming bass
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Drumming bass, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Drumming bass
What is Drumming bass on piano?
The root drummed on every quick beat, with a tiny step at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 1-1 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), and so on; 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 Drumming bass?
It is heard in 263 songs of the library, as the main groove of 12 songs, such as Zombie, Back In Black, Beauty And A Beat, Buddy.
Is Drumming bass easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 110 beats a minute.