Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Lazy stairs down
A long root, then two steps down on beats 3 and 4. Musicians call it walk-down 8-7-6.
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How Lazy stairs 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 Lazy stairs down
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What is Lazy stairs down on piano?
A long root, then two steps down on beats 3 and 4. Musicians call it walk-down 8-7-6, one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 8-7-6 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (1), then B3 (4), then A3 (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 stairs down?
It is heard in 123 songs of the library, as the main groove of 4 songs, such as It's A Small World, Jingle Bells, As If We Never Said Goodbye (from Sunset Boulevard), Something.
Is Lazy stairs down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 127 beats a minute.