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Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. Musicians call it note + chords on beats 1, 2, 4.
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How Hopscotch bells 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.
Block chords: All the notes of the chord together, right on the beat.
Songs with Hopscotch bells
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Hopscotch bells, from verse to chorus.
More chords on the beat
All patternsQuestions about Hopscotch bells
What is Hopscotch bells on piano?
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. Musicians call it note + chords on beats 1, 2, 4, one of the block chords patterns: all the notes of the chord together, right on the beat.
How do I play note + chords · 1 · 2 · 4 with the right hand?
Over C major it is C5 (5), then E4 (1) + G4 (2), then E4 (1) + G4 (2); 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 Hopscotch bells?
It is heard in thousands of songs of the library, as the main groove of 155 songs, such as Sweet Dreams, Strangers In The Night, One, My Girl.
Is Hopscotch bells easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.