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Hopscotch steps
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 4.
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How Hopscotch steps 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 Hopscotch steps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Hopscotch steps, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Hopscotch steps
What is Hopscotch steps on piano?
Step, step, skip a beat, step: like hopping over a square. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 4, 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 · 4 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (1), 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 Hopscotch steps?
It is heard in 668 songs of the library, as the main groove of 108 songs, such as How Long Has This Been Going On?, Laura, The Wonderful Cross, Blessings (arr. Phillip Keveren).
Is Hopscotch steps easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 104 beats a minute.