Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Tiptoe stairs up
Three close steps rising through the root, in three. Musicians call it walk-up 7-8-9 (3/4).
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How Tiptoe stairs up 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.
Walk-up: Step by step up into the next chord.
Songs with Tiptoe stairs up
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Tiptoe stairs up on piano?
Three close steps rising through the root, in three. Musicians call it walk-up 7-8-9 (3/4), one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 7-8-9 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is B3 (5), then C4 (4), then D4 (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 Tiptoe stairs up?
It is heard in 32 songs of the library, such as My Favorite Things (from The Sound Of Music), Silver Bells, Jerusalem, This Nearly Was Mine.
Is Tiptoe stairs up easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 124 beats a minute.