Jogging footsteps
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. 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 2&, 3 and 3&, then high 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 Jogging footsteps on piano?
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. 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, 2&, 3, 3&, 4.
Is Jogging 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 Jogging footsteps?
Last Hope by Paramore, Put It Where You Want It by The Crusaders and Half Time by Amy Winehouse use Jogging footsteps. The songs on this page all use it in the left hand, the most played first.