Left-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Racing heartbeat
One calm beat, then non-stop quick notes racing to the end. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2&, 3, 3&, 4, 4&.
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How Racing heartbeat 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 Racing heartbeat
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Racing heartbeat, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Racing heartbeat
What is Racing heartbeat on piano?
One calm beat, then non-stop quick notes racing to the end. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 2, 2&, 3, 3&, 4, 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 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), 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 Racing heartbeat?
It is heard in 431 songs of the library, as the main groove of 44 songs, such as I Wan’na Be Like You, After The Love Has Gone, Wait, Bitter Sweet Symphony.
Is Racing heartbeat easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 101 beats a minute.