Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Feather-fall down
A big leap to the top, then three steps settling down on the octave. Musicians call it walk-down 1-10-9-8.
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How Feather-fall down 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-down: Step by step down into the next chord.
Songs with Feather-fall down
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Feather-fall down, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Feather-fall down
What is Feather-fall down on piano?
A big leap to the top, then three steps settling down on the octave. Musicians call it walk-down 1-10-9-8, one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 1-10-9-8 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then E4 (2), then D4 (3), then C4 (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 Feather-fall down?
It is heard in 25 songs of the library, such as Bésame Mucho, I’ve Got The World On A String, They Say It's Wonderful, From This Moment On.
Is Feather-fall down easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.