Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Splashing wave
Two low notes, then a splash up high, in the three-three-two rhythm. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-3-10.
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How Splashing wave 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 Splashing wave
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Splashing wave, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Splashing wave
What is Splashing wave on piano?
Two low notes, then a splash up high, in the three-three-two rhythm. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-3-10, 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 1-3-10 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then E3 (3), 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 Splashing wave?
It is heard in 26 songs of the library, as the main groove of 11 songs, such as Ring, Ring.
Is Splashing wave easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 144 beats a minute.