Sea-breeze roll
Four notes roll up and float in a gentle sway, light as a sea breeze. One of the left-hand arpeggio patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. You need low C (little finger, 5), G (index finger, 2), high C (thumb, 1) and E (index finger, 2).
Count and play
Count the eighth notes: 1 2 3 4 5 6. Play low C on 1, then G on 2, then high C on 3, then E on 4.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: low G, D, 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 Sea-breeze roll on piano?
Four notes roll up and float in a gentle sway, light as a sea breeze. An arpeggio spanning a 10th: the classic ballad left hand. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8).
Is Sea-breeze roll 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 Sea-breeze roll?
You Are The Reason by Calum Scott, Skin by Rascal Flatts and Pick Up Off The Floor by Mika use Sea-breeze roll. The songs on this page all use it in the left hand, the most played first.