| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Alberti bass | root high middle high |
| Alberti bass variation, middle an octave higher | root high middle(+oct) high |
| Alberti bass variation, alternating high | root high root high middle high root high |
| Ascending broken chords | root middle high |
| Descending broken chords | high middle root |
| Waltz accompaniment | root chord chord dexterity (oom pah pah) |
| Double chords waltz | root chords chords |
| Slow "ballad, stride" waltz | root long-chord |
| Jazz "syncopated" waltz | root chord syncopated-chord |
| Boogie woogie | root root(+oct) middle +step +step +step high(-oct) high |
NOTE: With accompaniments, it's good to join, i.e. play together, the melody at cadences.