Stride piano
Stride is the leaping left hand of Fats Waller and James P. Johnson — a bass note on beats 1 and 3, a chord on 2 and 4. saveit.ink notates the pattern and plays it so you can build the jump one tempo at a time.
Rendered live by the saveit.ink practice engine.
- Bass on 1 and 3, chord on 2 and 4 — written with its rhythm
- Every note lights up as it plays
- Drill it through jazz standards and rhythm changes
- Start slow, raise the tempo when it's clean
Drill it in every key, at your own tempo — free, no card needed.
Open the practice room →Frequently asked
How do I learn the stride left hand?
Slowly. saveit.ink shows the bass-note-then-chord pattern on a staff and keyboard, lights each hit as it plays, and lets you loop it at a comfortable tempo before speeding up.
What's the difference between stride and boogie-woogie?
Stride alternates a bass note and a mid-register chord; boogie-woogie runs a busy eighth-note bass line. saveit.ink has both.
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