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Groovy roots
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass in syncopated 8ths.
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How Groovy roots 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 Groovy roots
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Groovy roots, from verse to chorus.
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What is Groovy roots on piano?
Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass in syncopated 8ths, 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 · syncopated 8ths with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then 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 Groovy roots?
It is heard in 363 songs of the library, as the main groove of 110 songs, such as Imagine, Bring Him Home, Uptown Girl, Crossroads.
Is Groovy roots easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.