Left-hand pattern · Lullaby boat
Sea-breeze roll
Four notes roll up and float in a gentle sway, light as a sea breeze. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8).
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How Sea-breeze roll 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 Sea-breeze roll
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Sea-breeze roll, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Sea-breeze roll
What is Sea-breeze roll on piano?
Four notes roll up and float in a gentle sway, light as a sea breeze. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8), 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 (6/8) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (2), then C4 (1), then E4 (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 Sea-breeze roll?
It is heard in 57 songs of the library, as the main groove of 16 songs, such as Kerry Dance (arr. Phillip Keveren), When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Bells Of New York City, Comfortable.
Is Sea-breeze roll easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 6/8, usually around 90 beats a minute.