Left-hand pattern · Lullaby boat
Rising mist
Three notes rising again and again, soft and floating in two big beats. Musicians call it broken chord 5-8-10 (6/8).
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How Rising mist 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.
Broken chord: The chord, one note at a time, close together.
Songs with Rising mist
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Rising mist, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Rising mist
What is Rising mist on piano?
Three notes rising again and again, soft and floating in two big beats. Musicians call it broken chord 5-8-10 (6/8), one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 5-8-10 (6/8) with the left hand?
Over C major it is G3 (5), then C4 (2), then E4 (1), then G3 (5), then C4 (2), 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 Rising mist?
It is heard in 16 songs of the library, as the main groove of 9 songs, such as O Holy Night, Help!, London Calling, Hallelujah.
Is Rising mist easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 6/8, usually around 112 beats a minute.