Left-hand pattern · Dreamy ballad
Wobbling tick-tock
The root and the note just below take turns: a cheeky swinging wobble. Musicians call it broken chord 8-7.
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How Wobbling tick-tock 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.
Broken chord: The chord, one note at a time, close together.
Songs with Wobbling tick-tock
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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All patternsQuestions about Wobbling tick-tock
What is Wobbling tick-tock on piano?
The root and the note just below take turns: a cheeky swinging wobble. Musicians call it broken chord 8-7, one of the broken chord patterns: the chord, one note at a time, close together.
How do I play broken chord 8-7 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C4 (3), then B3 (5), then C4 (3), then B3 (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 Wobbling tick-tock?
It is heard in 303 songs of the library, as the main groove of 24 songs, such as Ode To Joy, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Star Wars (Main Theme), He's Got The Whole World In His Hands.
Is Wobbling tick-tock easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.