Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Waltz slide down
Three notes slide down from the top, one per waltz beat. Musicians call it walk-down 8-7-6 (3/4).
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How Waltz slide down 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-down: Step by step down into the next chord.
Songs with Waltz slide down
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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What is Waltz slide down on piano?
Three notes slide down from the top, one per waltz beat. Musicians call it walk-down 8-7-6 (3/4), one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 8-7-6 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (1), then B3 (4), then A3 (5); 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 slide down?
It is heard in 63 songs of the library, such as A Natural Woman, I'll Be, Ireland, Let’s Go Fly A Kite.
Is Waltz slide down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.