Jukebox leaps
Bass, chord, bass, chord in a slow, swaying 1950s groove. One of the stride and oom-pah patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. You need low C (little finger, 5), high C (little finger, 5) and E (middle finger, 3).
Count and play
Count the eighth notes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. Play low C on 1, then high C and E together on 4, then low C on 7, then high C and E together on 10.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: low G, high G and B. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Jukebox leaps on piano?
Bass, chord, bass, chord in a slow, swaying 1950s groove. A bass note, then a chord. It is stride when the leap spans an octave or more. Musicians call it stride (12/8).
Is Jukebox leaps 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 Jukebox leaps?
Murder By Numbers by The Police, Turtle Blues by Janis Joplin and Memory by Andrew Lloyd Webber use Jukebox leaps. The songs on this page all use it in the left hand, the most played first.