Dreamy flicker
Two notes flicker with a soft, dreamy, slightly bluesy colour. 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) and B (middle finger, 3).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play G on 1, then B on 1&, then G on 2, then B on 2&, then G on 3, then B on 3&, then G on 4, then B on 4&.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: D and F♯. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Dreamy flicker on piano?
Two notes flicker with a soft, dreamy, slightly bluesy colour. The right hand alternating two chord tones. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 5-7.
Is Dreamy flicker 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 Dreamy flicker?
Fishin' In The Dark by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Get Back by The Beatles and Here Comes My Girl by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers use Dreamy flicker. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.