Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Waltz stairs down
Three notes step down to the root, one per waltz beat. Musicians call it walk-down 3-2-1 (3/4).
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How Waltz stairs 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 stairs down
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What is Waltz stairs down on piano?
Three notes step down to the root, one per waltz beat. Musicians call it walk-down 3-2-1 (3/4), one of the walk-down patterns: step by step down into the next chord.
How do I play walk-down 3-2-1 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is E3 (1), then D3 (4), then C3 (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 stairs down?
It is heard in 188 songs of the library, as the main groove of 8 songs, such as Amazing Grace, Let It Be, Piano Man, Silent Night.
Is Waltz stairs down easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 112 beats a minute.