Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Take-off climb
Two pushes on the root, then a climb up the chord to beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-5.
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How Take-off climb 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: The chord, one note at a time, close together.
Songs with Take-off climb
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What is Take-off climb on piano?
Two pushes on the root, then a climb up the chord to beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-5, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 1-1-3-5 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then E3 (3), then G3 (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 Take-off climb?
It is heard in 105 songs of the library, as the main groove of 25 songs, such as Arabian Nights (from Aladdin: The Broadway Musical), Something’s Got A Hold On Me, Brothers In Arms, If I Had Words.
Is Take-off climb easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 110 beats a minute.