Slide-home stairs
From the fifth, a skip and two steps all the way down home. One of the walking bass patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your left hand over a C chord. You need C (little finger, 5), D (ring finger, 4), E (middle finger, 3) and G (thumb, 1).
Count and play
Count 1, 2, 3, 4. Play G on 1, then E on 2, then D on 3, then C on 4.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G, A, B and D. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
None of the songs here use Slide-home stairs as their main pattern yet.
Questions
What is Slide-home stairs on piano?
From the fifth, a skip and two steps all the way down home. A stepwise bass line falling, often a line cliché. Musicians call it walk-down 5-3-2-1.
Is Slide-home stairs hard to play?
It is a beginner pattern. Play it with your left hand alone at 60% speed until it feels steady, then add the other hand.
Which songs use Slide-home stairs?
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.