Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Freeze-tag footsteps
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2&.
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How Freeze-tag footsteps 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 Freeze-tag footsteps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Freeze-tag footsteps, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Freeze-tag footsteps
What is Freeze-tag footsteps on piano?
Step, step-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2&, 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 · 2 · 2& with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5); 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 Freeze-tag footsteps?
It is heard in 286 songs of the library, as the main groove of 18 songs, such as Awesome God, Theme From “The Greatest American Hero”, Trust In You, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.
Is Freeze-tag footsteps easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 104 beats a minute.