Clock-tower chimes
A ringing chord, then two notes chiming steadily like a clock tower. One of the ostinato patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need G (thumb, 1), C (middle finger, 3) and E (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play G and E together on 1, then C on 1&, then G on 2, then C on 2&, then G on 3, then C on 3&, then G on 4, then C on 4&.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: D, G and B. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Clock-tower chimes on piano?
A ringing chord, then two notes chiming steadily like a clock tower. A right-hand broken-chord figure repeated as a hook. Musicians call it broken-chord ostinato 10-8.
Is Clock-tower chimes hard to play?
It is an intermediate pattern. Learn it with your right hand alone at 60% speed first, then play it over a chord loop.
Which songs use Clock-tower chimes?
Hard To Love by Lee Brice uses Clock-tower chimes. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.