Right-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Rooftop rain
A chord, then one high note pattering again and again like rain. Musicians call it chord + repeated octave.
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How Rooftop rain 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 Rooftop rain
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Rooftop rain, from verse to chorus.
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What is Rooftop rain on piano?
A chord, then one high note pattering again and again like rain. Musicians call it chord + repeated octave, one of the two-note ostinato patterns: two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
How do I play chord + repeated octave with the right hand?
Over C major it is E4 (1) + G4 (2), then C5 (5), then C5 (5), then C5 (5), then C5 (5), then C5 (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 Rooftop rain?
It is heard in 42 songs of the library, such as Gone, Patches, Abwärts, Burning In The Skies.
Is Rooftop rain easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 130 beats a minute.