Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Lub-dub heartbeat
Two quick beats, a pause, two quick beats: just like a real heart. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1&, 3, 3&.
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How Lub-dub heartbeat 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 Lub-dub heartbeat
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Lub-dub heartbeat, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Lub-dub heartbeat
What is Lub-dub heartbeat on piano?
Two quick beats, a pause, two quick beats: just like a real heart. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1&, 3, 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 · 1& · 3 · 3& with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then 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 Lub-dub heartbeat?
It is heard in 294 songs of the library, as the main groove of 80 songs, such as Winter Wonderland, Friends, Fascinating Rhythm, Wedding Song.
Is Lub-dub heartbeat easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.