Right-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Waltzing clock
One note ticking six times per waltz bar, light and even. Musicians call it repeated-note pulse (3/4).
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How Waltzing clock 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.
Repeated-note pulse: One note repeating like a ticking clock.
Songs with Waltzing clock
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Waltzing clock, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Waltzing clock
What is Waltzing clock on piano?
One note ticking six times per waltz bar, light and even. Musicians call it repeated-note pulse (3/4), one of the repeated-note pulse patterns: one note repeating like a ticking clock.
How do I play repeated-note pulse (3/4) with the right hand?
Over C major it is C4 (1), then C4 (1), then C4 (1), then C4 (1), then C4 (1), then C4 (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 Waltzing clock?
It is heard in 24 songs of the library, as the main groove of 1 song, such as Live For Life, Birds, Famous, No Pressure.
Is Waltzing clock easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 3/4, usually around 130 beats a minute.