Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Serenade shimmer
One deep bass, then soft chords pulsing quickly above it, like a serenade. Musicians call it bass + chords (3/4).
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How Serenade shimmer 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.
Stride & boom-chick: A deep bass note, then a chord. The left hand jumps.
Songs with Serenade shimmer
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Serenade shimmer, from verse to chorus.
More bounce & stride
All patternsQuestions about Serenade shimmer
What is Serenade shimmer on piano?
One deep bass, then soft chords pulsing quickly above it, like a serenade. Musicians call it bass + chords (3/4), one of the stride & boom-chick patterns: a deep bass note, then a chord. the left hand jumps.
How do I play bass + chords (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (5) + C4 (2) + E4 (1), then G3 (5) + C4 (2) + E4 (1), then G3 (5) + C4 (2) + E4 (1), then G3 (5) + C4 (2) + E4 (1), then G3 (5) + C4 (2) + 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 Serenade shimmer?
It is heard in 26 songs of the library, as the main groove of 11 songs, such as I Love You, Polaroid.
Is Serenade shimmer easy?
It is a tricky pattern, in 3/4, usually around 90 beats a minute.