Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1&, 2, 2&, 3, 3&, 4, 4&.
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How Deep-breath 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 Deep-breath chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Deep-breath chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Deep-breath chords
What is Deep-breath chords on piano?
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1&, 2, 2&, 3, 3&, 4, 4&, 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 · 3& · 4 · 4& with the right hand?
Over C major it is E4 (1) + G4 (2) + C5 (5), then E4 (1) + G4 (2) + C5 (5), then E4 (1) + G4 (2) + C5 (5), then E4 (1) + G4 (2) + C5 (5), then E4 (1) + G4 (2) + C5 (5), then E4 (1) + G4 (2) + C5 (5), and so on; 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 Deep-breath chords?
It is heard in 573 songs of the library, as the main groove of 12 songs, such as Havana, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Ballade Pour Adeline, Tonight.
Is Deep-breath chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 116 beats a minute.