Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 3, 3&, 4, 4&.
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How Hurrying 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 Hurrying chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Hurrying chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Hurrying chords
What is Hurrying chords on piano?
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 3, 3&, 4, 4&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 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 Hurrying chords?
It is heard in 350 songs of the library, as the main groove of 12 songs, such as Viva La Vida, Bad Romance, Tiny Dancer, Here For You.
Is Hurrying chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.