Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Double island chords
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 1a, 2&, 3, 3a, 4&.
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How Double island 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 Double island chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Double island chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Double island chords
What is Double island chords on piano?
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 1a, 2&, 3, 3a, 4&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 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); 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 Double island chords?
It is heard in 105 songs of the library, as the main groove of 15 songs, such as Agnus Dei, All Night Long, All About That Bass, Breathing.
Is Double island chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 108 beats a minute.