Left-hand pattern · Film & wonder
Rising tide
Five notes roll up wide and high, then hold: a tide coming in. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12.
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How Rising tide 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.
Open arpeggio: The left hand rolls up through the chord and back, like a wave.
Songs with Rising tide
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Rising tide, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Rising tide
What is Rising tide on piano?
Five notes roll up wide and high, then hold: a tide coming in. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12, one of the open arpeggio patterns: the left hand rolls up through the chord and back, like a wave.
How do I play open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (2), then C4 (1), then E4 (3), then G4 (2); 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 tide?
It is heard in 187 songs of the library, as the main groove of 23 songs, such as C’est La Vie, Once Upon Another Time, Smile, When I Fall In Love.
Is Rising tide easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 90 beats a minute.