Dripping tap
A soft chord, then the same note dripping steadily, drop by drop. One of the ostinato patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need C (thumb, 1), E (middle finger, 3) and G (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play C and E together on 1, then G on 2&, 3, 3&, 4 and 4&.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G, B and D. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Dripping tap on piano?
A soft chord, then the same note dripping steadily, drop by drop. The right hand alternating two chord tones. Musicians call it chord + repeated 5th.
Is Dripping tap 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 Dripping tap?
New Romantics by Taylor Swift, Matrimony by Gilbert O'Sullivan and Where Were You by Alan Jackson use Dripping tap. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.