Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Popcorn bounce
A high and a low note popping back and forth on every quick beat. Musicians call it broken chord 5-12.
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How Popcorn 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 Popcorn bounce
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Popcorn bounce, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Popcorn bounce
What is Popcorn bounce on piano?
A high and a low note popping back and forth on every quick beat. Musicians call it broken chord 5-12, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 5-12 with the left hand?
Over C major it is G3 (5), then G4 (1), then G3 (5), then G4 (1), then G3 (5), then G4 (1), and so on; 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 Popcorn bounce?
It is heard in 78 songs of the library, as the main groove of 12 songs, such as Grandfather’s Clock, Four Brothers, Bad Romance, Losing My Mind.
Is Popcorn bounce easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.