Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Pogo-stick bounce
The same note jumps up and down an octave, with a quick double. Musicians call it broken chord 3-10-3-3-10.
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How Pogo-stick bounce 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 Pogo-stick bounce
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Pogo-stick bounce, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Pogo-stick bounce
What is Pogo-stick bounce on piano?
The same note jumps up and down an octave, with a quick double. Musicians call it broken chord 3-10-3-3-10, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 3-10-3-3-10 with the left hand?
Over C major it is E3 (5), then E4 (1), then E3 (5), then E3 (5), then E4 (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 Pogo-stick bounce?
It is heard in 106 songs of the library, as the main groove of 22 songs, such as Amazing Grace, Angel, Brave, Joy To The World.
Is Pogo-stick bounce easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 98 beats a minute.