Falling stars
Three high notes fall over and over, like stars dropping from the sky. One of the right-hand arpeggio 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 E on 1, then C on 1&, then G on 2, then E on 2&, then C on 3, then G on 3&, then E 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 Falling stars on piano?
Three high notes fall over and over, like stars dropping from the sky. A right-hand arpeggio falling through the chord. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 10-8-5.
Is Falling stars 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 Falling stars?
Grenade by Bruno Mars, Here By Me by 3 Doors Down and Still Loving You by Scorpions use Falling stars. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.