Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Froggy bounce
Fifth, high root, low root, high root: a jolly hopping country bass. Musicians call it broken chord 5-8-1-8.
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How Froggy bounce 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.
Broken chord: The chord, one note at a time, close together.
Songs with Froggy bounce
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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All patternsQuestions about Froggy bounce
What is Froggy bounce on piano?
Fifth, high root, low root, high root: a jolly hopping country bass. Musicians call it broken chord 5-8-1-8, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 5-8-1-8 with the left hand?
Over C major it is G3 (2), then C4 (1), 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 Froggy bounce?
It is heard in 133 songs of the library, as the main groove of 26 songs, such as You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Oh Boy!, All Of You, I’m Into Something Good.
Is Froggy bounce easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.