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Lingering footsteps
Two steps, then one late note after beat 3 that hangs in the air. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 3&.
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How Lingering 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 Lingering footsteps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Lingering footsteps, from verse to chorus.
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What is Lingering footsteps on piano?
Two steps, then one late note after beat 3 that hangs in the air. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 3&, 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 · 2 · 3& with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), 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 Lingering footsteps?
It is heard in 133 songs of the library, as the main groove of 29 songs, such as The Way I Am, Dancing In The Dark, (They Long To Be) Close To You, Alive In This Moment.
Is Lingering footsteps easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.