Hammock heartbeat
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. One of the root note patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. It plays one note, C (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count the eighth notes: 1 2 3 4 5 6. Play C on 1, 3, 4 and 6.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Hammock heartbeat on piano?
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. The root alone in a fixed rhythm, octave jumps optional. The piano version of a kick-drum pattern. Musicians call it root bass, 6/8 lilt.
Is Hammock heartbeat 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 Hammock heartbeat?
Last Kiss by Taylor Swift, Here In Your Presence by New Life Worship and Bed Of Roses by Bon Jovi use Hammock heartbeat. The songs on this page all use it in the left hand, the most played first.