Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Peekaboo chords
A chord on 2, then two surprises popping up between the beats. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 2, 3&, 4&.
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How Peekaboo 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 Peekaboo chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Peekaboo chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Peekaboo chords
What is Peekaboo chords on piano?
A chord on 2, then two surprises popping up between the beats. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 2, 3&, 4&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 2 · 3& · 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); 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 Peekaboo chords?
It is heard in 240 songs of the library, as the main groove of 16 songs, such as Stay With Me, Ticket to Ride, And When I Die, Wagon Wheel.
Is Peekaboo chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.