Right-hand pattern · Lullaby boat
Cradle chords
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2.3 (6/8).
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How Cradle chords goes
One bar over a C chord: a row for each key, a column for each step, the finger on each note. Over another chord, move the same shape to its root.
Syncopated chords: Chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
Songs with Cradle chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Cradle chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Cradle chords
What is Cradle chords on piano?
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2.3 (6/8), one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8) with the right hand?
Over C major it is C4 (1) + E4 (3) + G4 (5), then C4 (1) + E4 (3) + G4 (5), then C4 (1) + E4 (3) + G4 (5); the number after each note is the finger (1 is the thumb). Over any other chord, move the same shape to that chord's root.
What songs use Cradle chords?
It is heard in 203 songs of the library, as the main groove of 21 songs, such as O Holy Night, Somebody To Love, Burn, Kiss From A Rose.
Is Cradle chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 6/8, usually around 90 beats a minute.