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Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 3, 4.
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How Lazy 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 Lazy footsteps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Lazy footsteps, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Lazy footsteps
What is Lazy footsteps on piano?
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 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 · 3 · 4 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C4 (1), then C3 (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 Lazy footsteps?
It is heard in thousands of songs of the library, as the main groove of 166 songs, such as The Music Of The Night (from The Phantom Of The Opera), Chasing Pavements, I Believe, The Christmas Song.
Is Lazy footsteps easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.