Lighthouse blink
A note and the one above flash in turn, steady as a lighthouse. 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 C (ring finger, 4).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play G 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 and G. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Lighthouse blink on piano?
A note and the one above flash in turn, steady as a lighthouse. The right hand alternating two chord tones. Musicians call it two-note ostinato 5-8.
Is Lighthouse blink 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 Lighthouse blink?
Simply The Best by Tina Turner, ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears and Out Of The Woods by Taylor Swift use Lighthouse blink. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.