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Late-start stairs up
Waits a beat, then three steps up into the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 3-4-5.
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How Late-start stairs up 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-up: Step by step up into the next chord.
Songs with Late-start stairs up
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What is Late-start stairs up on piano?
Waits a beat, then three steps up into the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 3-4-5, one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 3-4-5 with the left hand?
Over C major it is E3 (5), then F3 (4), then F#3 (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-start stairs up?
It is heard in 25 songs of the library, such as Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, Satin Doll, Nine To Five, Take Me To The River.
Is Late-start stairs up easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 132 beats a minute.