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Falling leaves
Three notes falling again and again, gently drifting down like leaves. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 5-3-1.
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How Falling leaves 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.
Falling arpeggio: The right hand falls down the chord like rain.
Songs with Falling leaves
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Falling leaves, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Falling leaves
What is Falling leaves on piano?
Three notes falling again and again, gently drifting down like leaves. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 5-3-1, one of the falling arpeggio patterns: the right hand falls down the chord like rain.
How do I play falling arpeggio 5-3-1 with the right hand?
Over C major it is G4 (5), then E4 (3), then C4 (1), then G4 (5), then E4 (3), then C4 (1), 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 Falling leaves?
It is heard in 19 songs of the library, as the main groove of 3 songs, such as Sailing, I Play the Road, If I Go, She Wolf (Falling To Pieces).
Is Falling leaves easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 126 beats a minute.