Left-hand pattern · Old-time stride
Stride jumps
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride.
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How Stride jumps 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 Stride jumps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Stride jumps, from verse to chorus.
More bounce & stride
All patternsQuestions about Stride jumps
What is Stride jumps on piano?
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride, one of the stride & boom-chick patterns: a deep bass note, then a chord. the left hand jumps.
How do I play stride with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (2) + C4 (1), then C3 (5), then G3 (2) + 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 Stride jumps?
It is heard in 961 songs of the library, as the main groove of 426 songs, such as Bésame Mucho, Heart And Soul, Puttin' On The Ritz, Some Enchanted Evening.
Is Stride jumps easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 110 beats a minute.