Serenade shimmer
One deep bass, then soft chords pulsing quickly above it, like a serenade. 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), G (little finger, 5), high C (index finger, 2) and E (thumb, 1).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 &" (say "and" for &). Play low C on 1, then G, high C and E together on 1&, 2, 2&, 3 and 3&.
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
None of the songs here use Serenade shimmer as their main pattern yet.
Questions
What is Serenade shimmer on piano?
One deep bass, then soft chords pulsing quickly above it, like a serenade. A bass note, then a chord. It is stride when the leap spans an octave or more. Musicians call it bass + chords (3/4).
Is Serenade shimmer 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 Serenade shimmer?
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.