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Springy footsteps
A quick double skip at the start, then steady steps to the end. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1&, 2, 3, 4.
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How Springy footsteps 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.
Root bass rhythm: Just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
Songs with Springy footsteps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Springy footsteps, from verse to chorus.
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What is Springy footsteps on piano?
A quick double skip at the start, then steady steps to the end. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1&, 2, 3, 4, one of the root bass rhythm patterns: just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
How do I play root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 3 · 4 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C4 (1), then C3 (5), then C4 (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 Springy footsteps?
It is heard in 209 songs of the library, as the main groove of 26 songs, such as Everybody Wants To Rule The World, I Believe, Black Horse And The Cherry Tree, Good Life.
Is Springy footsteps easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 115 beats a minute.