Right-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Rising light
Three notes climb again and again, starting just after the beat. Musicians call it rising arpeggio 5-8-10.
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How Rising light 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.
Rising arpeggio: The right hand climbs the chord again and again.
Songs with Rising light
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Rising light, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Rising light
What is Rising light on piano?
Three notes climb again and again, starting just after the beat. Musicians call it rising arpeggio 5-8-10, one of the rising arpeggio patterns: the right hand climbs the chord again and again.
How do I play rising arpeggio 5-8-10 with the right hand?
Over C major it is G4 (1), then C5 (3), then E5 (5), then G4 (1), then C5 (3), then E5 (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 Rising light?
It is heard in 43 songs of the library, as the main groove of 8 songs, such as Over And Over Again, Bein’ Green, Ave Maria, Glasgow Love Theme (from Love Actually).
Is Rising light easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.