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Raindrop bounce
From a high note down, then bouncing in the middle: raindrops on a pond. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 10-5-8-5.
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How Raindrop 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.
Falling arpeggio: The right hand falls down the chord like rain.
Songs with Raindrop bounce
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Raindrop bounce, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Raindrop bounce
What is Raindrop bounce on piano?
From a high note down, then bouncing in the middle: raindrops on a pond. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 10-5-8-5, one of the falling arpeggio patterns: the right hand falls down the chord like rain.
How do I play falling arpeggio 10-5-8-5 with the right hand?
Over C major it is E5 (5), then G4 (1), then C5 (3), then G4 (1), then E5 (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 Raindrop bounce?
It is heard in 16 songs of the library, as the main groove of 1 song, such as All I Ask, Adore Him, Fields Of Gold, Halo - Walking On Sunshine.
Is Raindrop bounce easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.