Right-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Rain-gutter drip
A small chord, then drips on one note that slips down at the end. Musicians call it repeated 5th → 3rd, 5-5-5-5-5-3.
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How Rain-gutter drip 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.
Two-note ostinato: Two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
Songs with Rain-gutter drip
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Rain-gutter drip on piano?
A small chord, then drips on one note that slips down at the end. Musicians call it repeated 5th → 3rd, 5-5-5-5-5-3, one of the two-note ostinato patterns: two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
How do I play repeated 5th → 3rd · 5-5-5-5-5-3 with the right hand?
Over C major it is E4 (1) + G4 (3), then G4 (3), then G4 (3), then G4 (3), then G4 (3), 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 Rain-gutter drip?
It is heard in 19 songs of the library, such as Burn, Fooling Yourself, She And I, The Green Door.
Is Rain-gutter drip easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 110 beats a minute.