Dreamy wave
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. One of the left-hand arpeggio patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. You need C (little finger, 5), G (thumb, 1), D (middle finger, 3) and E (index finger, 2).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play C on 1, then G on 1&, then D on 2, then E on 2& and hold it.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G, D, A and B. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Dreamy wave on piano?
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. An arpeggio spanning a 10th: the classic ballad left hand. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-9-10.
Is Dreamy wave hard to play?
It is an intermediate pattern. Learn it with your left hand alone at 60% speed first, then play it over a chord loop.
Which songs use Dreamy wave?
If by Bread, The Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler and Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack use Dreamy wave. The songs on this page all use it in the left hand, the most played first.