Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Eager chords
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. Musicians call it syncopated chords, pop push 1, 2, 2&, 3&, 4.
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How Eager 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 Eager chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Eager chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Eager chords
What is Eager chords on piano?
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. Musicians call it syncopated chords, pop push 1, 2, 2&, 3&, 4, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 with the right hand?
Over C major it is G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (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 Eager chords?
It is heard in 360 songs of the library, as the main groove of 19 songs, such as New York, New York, Candle In The Wind, I Believe, You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile.
Is Eager chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 125 beats a minute.