Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2&, 3, 4.
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How Push and land 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 Push and land
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Push and land on piano?
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2&, 3, 4, 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 · 2& · 3 · 4 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 Push and land?
It is heard in thousands of songs of the library, as the main groove of 499 songs, such as Hold On, Crazy, Paradise, Honesty.
Is Push and land easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.