Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Jump-up slide down
A jump up an octave, then two steps sliding back down. Musicians call it walk-down 1-8-7-6.
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How Jump-up slide 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 Jump-up slide down
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What is Jump-up slide down on piano?
A jump up an octave, then two steps sliding back down. Musicians call it walk-down 1-8-7-6, one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 1-8-7-6 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (1), then B3 (2), then A3 (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 Jump-up slide down?
It is heard in 54 songs of the library, as the main groove of 2 songs, such as Hey There, I Have A Dream, But Not For Me, Good Life.
Is Jump-up slide down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 110 beats a minute.