Alberti Bass (Left Hand)
The low-high-middle-high accompaniment that runs under most classical melodies.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Left hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 29
- Range:
- C3 to D4
- One run:
- about 12 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
29 notes, one at a time.
- C3
- G3
- E3
- G3
- C3
- G3
- E3
- G3
- F3
- C4
- A3
- C4
- F3
- C4
- A3
- C4
- G3
- D4
- B3
- D4
- G3
- D4
- B3
- D4
- C3
- G3
- E3
- G3
- C3
How to practise it
- Pattern per chord: bottom, top, middle, top
- Fingers 5-1-3-1 the whole way through
- Keep it quiet: this figure should never cover a melody
The scale behind it
This one is built on the C Major scale: C D E F G A B (no sharps or flats). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 29 notes.
What it trains
- accompaniment
- alberti
- chords
- classical
More arpeggios & chords
Broken and blocked chords: the same shapes your left hand will spend most of its life playing.
- Dominant 7th Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Minor Chord Progression (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Broken Triads Up the Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Bass and Chords (Both Hands) (level 5)
- G Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)
- F Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)