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Waltz stairs up
Three notes step up, one per beat, leading into the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 1-2-3 (3/4).
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How Waltz 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.
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What is Waltz stairs up on piano?
Three notes step up, one per beat, leading into the next chord. Musicians call it walk-up 1-2-3 (3/4), one of the walk-up patterns: step by step up into the next chord.
How do I play walk-up 1-2-3 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then D3 (4), then E3 (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 stairs up?
It is heard in 357 songs of the library, as the main groove of 24 songs, such as Let It Be, Piano Man, Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words), Greensleeves.
Is Waltz stairs up easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.