Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Late-hop footsteps
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 3, 3&, 4.
Want to mix it with other hands?
How Late-hop footsteps 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 Late-hop footsteps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Late-hop footsteps, from verse to chorus.
More heartbeats
All patternsQuestions about Late-hop footsteps
What is Late-hop footsteps on piano?
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 3, 3&, 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 · 3 · 3& · 4 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (1), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), 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 Late-hop footsteps?
It is heard in 659 songs of the library, as the main groove of 250 songs, such as Brave, Come As You Are, Shallow, Go, Tell It On The Mountain.
Is Late-hop footsteps easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.