Hurrying footsteps
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. One of the root note patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. You need low C (little finger, 5) and high C (thumb, 1).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play low C on 1, then high C on 2, then low C on 3 and 3&, then high C on 4, then low C on 4&.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: low G and high G. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Hurrying footsteps on piano?
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. The root alone in a fixed rhythm, octave jumps optional. The piano version of a kick-drum pattern. Musicians call it root bass, 1, 2, 3, 3&, 4, 4&.
Is Hurrying footsteps 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 Hurrying footsteps?
Island In The Sun by Weezer, Only You by The Platters and Only Happy When It Rains by Garbage use Hurrying footsteps. The songs on this page all use it in the left hand, the most played first.