Left-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Waltzing tide
Five notes roll up wide and high, then hold, in a slow three. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4).
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How Waltzing tide 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.
Open arpeggio: The left hand rolls up through the chord and back, like a wave.
Songs with Waltzing tide
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Waltzing tide, from verse to chorus.
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What is Waltzing tide on piano?
Five notes roll up wide and high, then hold, in a slow three. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4), one of the open arpeggio patterns: the left hand rolls up through the chord and back, like a wave.
How do I play open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4) with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then G3 (2), then C4 (1), then E4 (3), then G4 (2); 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 tide?
It is heard in 68 songs of the library, as the main groove of 10 songs, such as A Time For Us (Love Theme), Alone Here With You, The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On).
Is Waltzing tide easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 3/4, usually around 96 beats a minute.