Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Midway stairs up
Starts in the middle of the chord and steps up one note per beat, in three. Musicians call it walk-up 3-4-5 (3/4).
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How Midway stairs up 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.
Walk-up: Step by step up into the next chord.
Songs with Midway stairs up
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What is Midway stairs up on piano?
Starts in the middle of the chord and steps up one note per beat, in three. Musicians call it walk-up 3-4-5 (3/4), one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 3-4-5 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is E3 (5), then F3 (4), then G3 (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 Midway stairs up?
It is heard in 46 songs of the library, as the main groove of 1 song, such as Silent Night, My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music), Married Life, I'll Be.
Is Midway stairs up easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 132 beats a minute.