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Falling stars
Three high notes fall over and over, like stars dropping from the sky. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 10-8-5.
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How Falling stars 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 stars
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Falling stars, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Falling stars
What is Falling stars on piano?
Three high notes fall over and over, like stars dropping from the sky. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 10-8-5, one of the falling arpeggio patterns: the right hand falls down the chord like rain.
How do I play falling arpeggio 10-8-5 with the right hand?
Over C major it is E5 (5), then C5 (3), then G4 (1), then E5 (5), then C5 (3), then G4 (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 stars?
It is heard in 29 songs of the library, as the main groove of 3 songs, such as Clocks, Grenade, Without You, Both Sides Now.
Is Falling stars easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.