Kangaroo leaps
Bass, high chord, bass, high chord, fast: the hand leaps like a kangaroo. 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 G (little finger, 5), low C (index finger, 2), high G (little finger, 5), high C (index finger, 2) and E (thumb, 1).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play low C on 1, then high G, high C and E together on 1&, then low G on 2, then high G, high C and E together on 2&, then low C on 3, then high G, high C and E together on 3&, then low G on 4, then high G, high C and E together on 4&.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: low D, low G, high D, high G and B. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
None of the songs here use Kangaroo leaps as their main pattern yet.
Questions
What is Kangaroo leaps on piano?
Bass, high chord, bass, high chord, fast: the hand leaps like a kangaroo. A bass note, then a chord. It is stride when the leap spans an octave or more. Musicians call it stride (2/4).
Is Kangaroo leaps hard to play?
It is one of the advanced patterns. Take it slowly, one bar at a time at 60% speed, before you play it over a chord loop.
Which songs use Kangaroo leaps?
None of the songs here use it in the left hand as their main pattern yet. You can still hear it and practice it from this page.