Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Waltz seesaw
One low note, then two higher ones: oom-pah-pah with single notes. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (3/4).
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How Waltz seesaw 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–fifth bass: Two notes taking turns: the classic country and folk bass.
Songs with Waltz seesaw
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Waltz seesaw, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Waltz seesaw
What is Waltz seesaw on piano?
One low note, then two higher ones: oom-pah-pah with single notes. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (3/4), one of the root–fifth bass patterns: two notes taking turns: the classic country and folk bass.
How do I play root–fifth 1-5-5 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (1), 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 Waltz seesaw?
It is heard in 74 songs of the library, as the main groove of 19 songs, such as That’s Amoré, Wunderbar, Dream #2 (Instrumental), Even When.
Is Waltz seesaw easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 130 beats a minute.