Rising bubbles
Three notes float up again and again, each time starting just off the beat. One of the right-hand arpeggio patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need E (thumb, 1), G (index finger, 2) and C (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play E on 1&, then G on 2, then C on 2&, then E 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: B, D and G. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Rising bubbles on piano?
Three notes float up again and again, each time starting just off the beat. A right-hand arpeggio rising through the chord. Musicians call it rising arpeggio 3-5-8.
Is Rising bubbles 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 Rising bubbles?
Turning Page by Sleeping At Last, Chiquitita by ABBA and Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill use Rising bubbles. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.