Galloping seesaw
Low-high-high, low-high-high with a push: busy and bright. One of the root and fifth patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. You need C (little finger, 5) and G (thumb, 1).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play C on 1, then G on 1& and 2&, then C on 3, then G on 3& and 4&.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G and D. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Galloping seesaw on piano?
Low-high-high, low-high-high with a push: busy and bright. Root and fifth alternating: country, folk and march bass. Musicians call it root-fifth 1-5-5-1.
Is Galloping seesaw 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 Galloping seesaw?
Scarlet Ribbons by Evelyn Danzig and This Is The Day by Scott Wesley Brown use Galloping seesaw. The songs on this page all use it in the left hand, the most played first.