Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Hop-back bounce
High, low, then back up to stay: a simple, sturdy bounce. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-8-8.
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How Hop-back 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 Hop-back bounce
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Hop-back bounce, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Hop-back bounce
What is Hop-back bounce on piano?
High, low, then back up to stay: a simple, sturdy bounce. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-8-8, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 8-5-8-8 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (2), then G3 (5), then C4 (2), then C4 (2); 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 Hop-back bounce?
It is heard in 171 songs of the library, as the main groove of 24 songs, such as Happy Birthday, The Walk, Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees, God Is Good All The Time.
Is Hop-back bounce easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.