Jazzy flicker
Two notes with a big gap between them flicker in a smooth, jazzy colour. One of the ostinato patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need E (thumb, 1) and B (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play E on 1, then B on 1&, then E on 2, then B on 2&, then E on 3, then B on 3&, then E 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: B and F♯. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Jazzy flicker on piano?
Two notes with a big gap between them flicker in a smooth, jazzy colour. The right hand alternating two chord tones. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 3-7.
Is Jazzy 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 Jazzy flicker?
Breathe Again by Sara Bareilles, Walk Away by Kelly Clarkson and We Are by Kari Jobe use Jazzy flicker. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.