Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Skipping-stone chords
One chord, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2&, 3&.
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How Skipping-stone 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 Skipping-stone chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Skipping-stone chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Skipping-stone chords
What is Skipping-stone chords on piano?
One chord, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2&, 3&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated 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 Skipping-stone chords?
It is heard in 383 songs of the library, as the main groove of 26 songs, such as Daniel, That's All, Boyfriend, Baker Street.
Is Skipping-stone chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.