Right-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Swaying kite
The top note swings down to a low one and back, like a kite. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 8-3.
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How Swaying kite 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 Swaying kite
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Swaying kite, from verse to chorus.
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What is Swaying kite on piano?
The top note swings down to a low one and back, like a kite. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 8-3, one of the two-note ostinato patterns: two notes rocking back and forth in the right hand.
How do I play two-note ostinato 8-3 with the right hand?
Over C major it is C5 (5), then E4 (1), then C5 (5), then E4 (1), then C5 (5), then E4 (1), 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 Swaying kite?
It is heard in 15 songs of the library, such as The Game of Love, The Other Side, Haunted, Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here.
Is Swaying kite easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 115 beats a minute.