Left-hand pattern · Lullaby boat
Lilting climb
Three notes climbing in a long-short swing, then a pause to ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8).
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How Lilting climb 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.
Broken chord: The chord, one note at a time, close together.
Songs with Lilting climb
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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All patternsQuestions about Lilting climb
What is Lilting climb on piano?
Three notes climbing in a long-short swing, then a pause to ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8), one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (2), 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 Lilting climb?
It is heard in 120 songs of the library, as the main groove of 37 songs, such as Kiss From A Rose, Consider Yourself, Be Unto Your Name, The Green Leaves Of Summer.
Is Lilting climb easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 6/8, usually around 84 beats a minute.