Right-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Snow-globe twinkle
Two low, close notes twinkle up and back in a gentle waltz. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 1-3 (3/4).
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How Snow-globe twinkle 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 Snow-globe twinkle
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Snow-globe twinkle, from verse to chorus.
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What is Snow-globe twinkle on piano?
Two low, close notes twinkle up and back in a gentle waltz. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 1-3 (3/4), one of the two-note ostinato patterns: two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
How do I play two-note ostinato 1-3 (3/4) with the right hand?
Over C major it is C4 (1), then E4 (3), then C4 (1), then E4 (3), then C4 (1), then E4 (3); 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 Snow-globe twinkle?
It is heard in 12 songs of the library, as the main groove of 1 song, such as Primavera.
Is Snow-globe twinkle easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 3/4, usually around 135 beats a minute.