Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Lazy stairs up
A long root, then two steps up on beats 3 and 4. Musicians call it walk-up 1-2-3.
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How Lazy 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.
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What is Lazy stairs up on piano?
A long root, then two steps up on beats 3 and 4. Musicians call it walk-up 1-2-3, one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 1-2-3 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then D3 (4), then E3 (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 Lazy stairs up?
It is heard in 564 songs of the library, as the main groove of 9 songs, such as Yesterday, Paradise, Jailhouse Rock, Creep.
Is Lazy stairs up easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.