Right-hand pattern · Old-time stride
Marching chords
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. Musicians call it block chords in 2/4 quarters.
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How Marching 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.
Block chords: All the notes of the chord together, right on the beat. In 4/4 it is played twice a bar.
Songs with Marching chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Marching chords, from verse to chorus.
More chords on the beat
All patternsQuestions about Marching chords
What is Marching chords on piano?
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. Musicians call it block chords in 2/4 quarters, one of the block chords patterns: all the notes of the chord together, right on the beat.
How do I play block chords · 2/4 quarters 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); 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 Marching chords?
It is heard in 551 songs of the library, as the main groove of 64 songs, such as The Entertainer, All You Need Is Love, Alice In Wonderland, You're Beautiful.
Is Marching chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 2/4, usually around 92 beats a minute.