Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Moonlight slide down
Three close notes gliding down through the root, soft and wistful. Musicians call it walk-down 9-8-7 (3/4).
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How Moonlight slide down 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-down: Step by step down into the next chord.
Songs with Moonlight slide down
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Moonlight slide down on piano?
Three close notes gliding down through the root, soft and wistful. Musicians call it walk-down 9-8-7 (3/4), one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 9-8-7 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is Db4 (1), then C4 (4), then B3 (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 Moonlight slide down?
It is heard in 45 songs of the library, such as Moon River, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Alice In Wonderland, A Wonderful Guy.
Is Moonlight slide down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 126 beats a minute.