Raindrop bounce
From a high note down, then bouncing in the middle: raindrops on a pond. 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 G on 1&, then C on 2, then G on 2&, then E on 3, then G on 3&, then C on 4, then G 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 Raindrop bounce on piano?
From a high note down, then bouncing in the middle: raindrops on a pond. A right-hand arpeggio falling through the chord. Musicians call it falling arpeggio 10-5-8-5.
Is Raindrop bounce 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 Raindrop bounce?
All I Ask by Adele, Fields Of Gold by Eva Cassidy and Hurt by Christina Aguilera use Raindrop bounce. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.