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Sparkler
One note fizzes in quick little bursts, then wiggles at the end. Musicians call it repeated 5th.
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How Sparkler 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.
Broken-chord figure: A right-hand figure circling the chord.
Songs with Sparkler
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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All patternsQuestions about Sparkler
What is Sparkler on piano?
One note fizzes in quick little bursts, then wiggles at the end. Musicians call it repeated 5th, one of the broken-chord figure patterns: a right-hand figure circling the chord.
How do I play repeated 5th with the right hand?
Over C major it is E4 (1) + G4 (3), then G4 (3), then G4 (3), then G4 (3), then G4 (3), then G4 (3), and so on; 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 Sparkler?
It is heard in 15 songs of the library, such as Awesome God, Afire Love, Alive And Kicking, Do Your Own Thing.
Is Sparkler easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 95 beats a minute.