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Elevator stairs up
A jump up an octave, then two steps climbing even higher. Musicians call it walk-up 1-8-9-10.
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How Elevator stairs 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 Elevator stairs up
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What is Elevator stairs up on piano?
A jump up an octave, then two steps climbing even higher. Musicians call it walk-up 1-8-9-10, one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 1-8-9-10 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (1), then D4 (3), then E4 (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 Elevator stairs up?
It is heard in 60 songs of the library, as the main groove of 2 songs, such as Radioactive, Younger Than Springtime, When You Wish Upon A Star.
Is Elevator stairs up easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.