Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Groovy chords
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. Musicians call it syncopated chords in syncopated 8ths.
Want to mix it with other hands?
How Groovy 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 Groovy chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Groovy chords, from verse to chorus.
More pushing chords
All patternsQuestions about Groovy chords
What is Groovy chords on piano?
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. Musicians call it syncopated chords in syncopated 8ths, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · syncopated 8ths 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 Groovy chords?
It is heard in 138 songs of the library, as the main groove of 22 songs, such as La Vie En Rose (Take Me To Your Heart Again), Wake Me Up, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Revolution.
Is Groovy chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 112 beats a minute.