Left-hand pattern · Slow dance ’50s
Jukebox leaps
Bass, chord, bass, chord in a slow, swaying 1950s groove. Musicians call it stride (12/8).
Want to mix it with other hands?
How Jukebox leaps 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.
Stride & boom-chick: A deep bass note, then a chord. The left hand jumps.
Songs with Jukebox leaps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Jukebox leaps, from verse to chorus.
More bounce & stride
All patternsQuestions about Jukebox leaps
What is Jukebox leaps on piano?
Bass, chord, bass, chord in a slow, swaying 1950s groove. Musicians call it stride (12/8), one of the stride & boom-chick patterns: a deep bass note, then a chord. the left hand jumps.
How do I play stride (12/8) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (5) + E4 (3), then C3 (5), then C4 (5) + E4 (3); 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 Jukebox leaps?
It is heard in 22 songs of the library, as the main groove of 10 songs, such as Memory, Never Can Say Goodbye, That’s Life, Borracho.
Is Jukebox leaps easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 12/8, usually around 99 beats a minute.