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Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. Musicians call it block chords on beats 1, 2, 3.
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How Pausing 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.
Songs with Pausing chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Pausing chords, from verse to chorus.
More chords on the beat
All patternsQuestions about Pausing chords
What is Pausing chords on piano?
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. Musicians call it block chords on beats 1, 2, 3, one of the block chords patterns: all the notes of the chord together, right on the beat.
How do I play block chords · 1 · 2 · 3 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); 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 Pausing chords?
It is heard in thousands of songs of the library, as the main groove of 53 songs, such as River, Uptown Girl, Heart And Soul, Do You Want To Build A Snowman?.
Is Pausing chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 110 beats a minute.