Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Hymn stairs down
Three notes step down the middle of the chord, calm as a hymn. Musicians call it walk-down 5-4-3 (3/4).
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How Hymn stairs down 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.
Walk-down: Step by step down into the next chord.
Songs with Hymn stairs down
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Hymn stairs down on piano?
Three notes step down the middle of the chord, calm as a hymn. Musicians call it walk-down 5-4-3 (3/4), one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 5-4-3 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is G3 (1), then F3 (4), then E3 (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 Hymn stairs down?
It is heard in 33 songs of the library, such as Silver Bells, Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, Beneath a Moonless Sky, Sous Le Ciel De Paris.
Is Hymn stairs down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 130 beats a minute.