Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Hop-up drop
A jump up, the top note twice, then a drop below the start. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-12-5.
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How Hop-up drop 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-up drop
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Hop-up drop, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Hop-up drop
What is Hop-up drop on piano?
A jump up, the top note twice, then a drop below the start. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-12-5, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 8-12-12-5 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (2), then G4 (1), then G4 (1), then G3 (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 Hop-up drop?
It is heard in 40 songs of the library, as the main groove of 11 songs, such as Strangers In The Night, Estate, It Had Better Be Tonight, A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme).
Is Hop-up drop easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 115 beats a minute.