Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Pony-trot chords
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 1&, 2, 2&, 3&, 4.
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How Pony-trot 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 Pony-trot chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Pony-trot chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Pony-trot chords
What is Pony-trot chords on piano?
Quick trotting chords, then a jump over beat 3 to its “and”. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 1&, 2, 2&, 3&, 4, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 1& · 2 · 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), 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 Pony-trot chords?
It is heard in 107 songs of the library, as the main groove of 13 songs, such as In The Air Tonight, Little Saint Nick, Theme From “The Greatest American Hero”, I Knew You Were Trouble.
Is Pony-trot chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 122 beats a minute.