Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. Musicians call it syncopated chords, charleston push (1, 2&, 3).
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How Heartbeat 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 Heartbeat chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Heartbeat chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Heartbeat chords
What is Heartbeat chords on piano?
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. Musicians call it syncopated chords, charleston push (1, 2&, 3), one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) 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); 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 Heartbeat chords?
It is heard in 736 songs of the library, as the main groove of 32 songs, such as The Phantom Of The Opera, From A Distance, Do You Hear What I Hear, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye.
Is Heartbeat chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.