Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Fluttering heartbeat
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1a, 2, 2&, 3&, 4.
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How Fluttering heartbeat 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.
Root bass rhythm: Just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
Songs with Fluttering heartbeat
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Fluttering heartbeat, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Fluttering heartbeat
What is Fluttering heartbeat on piano?
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1a, 2, 2&, 3&, 4, one of the root bass rhythm patterns: just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
How do I play root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C4 (1), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), 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 Fluttering heartbeat?
It is heard in 152 songs of the library, as the main groove of 99 songs, such as This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman), Blank Space, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Baby.
Is Fluttering heartbeat easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 96 beats a minute.