Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Shy chords
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 2, 3, 3&.
Want to mix it with other hands?
How Shy 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 Shy chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Shy chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Shy chords
What is Shy chords on piano?
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 2, 3, 3&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 2 · 3 · 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 Shy chords?
It is heard in 249 songs of the library, as the main groove of 10 songs, such as Jolene, Day Tripper, You’ve Got A Friend In Me, The Stranger.
Is Shy chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 126 beats a minute.