Left-hand pattern · Old-time stride
Little march
A chord, then a single low note: left, right, like a little march. Musicians call it left-hand chords (2/4).
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How Little march 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.
Left-hand chords: Small left-hand chords pushing the beat. In 4/4 it is played twice a bar.
Songs with Little march
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Little march, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Little march
What is Little march on piano?
A chord, then a single low note: left, right, like a little march. Musicians call it left-hand chords (2/4), one of the left-hand chords patterns: small left-hand chords pushing the beat.
How do I play lh chords (2/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is F3 (2) + C4 (1), then C3 (5), then F3 (2) + 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 Little march?
It is heard in 278 songs of the library, as the main groove of 47 songs, such as The Impossible, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman) Theme, Here We Come A-Wassailing, O Come, Little Children.
Is Little march easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 2/4, usually around 92 beats a minute.