Left-hand pattern · Lullaby boat
Little rainbow
Six notes up the chord and back down: an arch in one rocking bar. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8).
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How Little rainbow 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 Little rainbow
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Little rainbow, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Little rainbow
What is Little rainbow on piano?
Six notes up the chord and back down: an arch in one rocking bar. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8), one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then E3 (3), then G3 (2), then C4 (1), then G3 (2), then E3 (3); 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 rainbow?
It is heard in 35 songs of the library, as the main groove of 15 songs, such as Stairway To Heaven, Can’t Help Falling In Love, Hallelujah, Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman (Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida).
Is Little rainbow easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 6/8, usually around 90 beats a minute.