Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Knock-knock chords
Chord, a quick knock-knock, a pause, then one last chord. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2&, 4.
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How Knock-knock 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 Knock-knock chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Knock-knock chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Knock-knock chords
What is Knock-knock chords on piano?
Chord, a quick knock-knock, a pause, then one last chord. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2&, 4, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 with the right hand?
Over C major it is G4 (1) + C5 (5), then G4 (1) + C5 (5), then G4 (1) + B4 (4), then G4 (1) + B4 (4); 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 Knock-knock chords?
It is heard in 305 songs of the library, as the main groove of 15 songs, such as Bésame Mucho, Fields Of Gold, The Boxer, Wonderful Tonight.
Is Knock-knock chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.