Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Lingering chords
Two chords, then a late one after beat 3 that hangs in the air. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 3&.
Want to mix it with other hands?
How Lingering 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 Lingering chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Lingering chords, from verse to chorus.
More pushing chords
All patternsQuestions about Lingering chords
What is Lingering chords on piano?
Two chords, then a late one after beat 3 that hangs in the air. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 3&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 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 Lingering chords?
It is heard in 200 songs of the library, as the main groove of 23 songs, such as The Lady Is A Tramp, Good Day Sunshine, Oh, Pretty Woman, Gentle Rain.
Is Lingering chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.