Right-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Sleepy waltz chords
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 3, 3& (3/4).
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How Sleepy waltz 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 Sleepy waltz chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Sleepy waltz chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Sleepy waltz chords
What is Sleepy waltz chords on piano?
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 3, 3& (3/4), one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 3 · 3& (3/4) with the right hand?
Over C major it is E4 (1) + G4 (2), 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 Sleepy waltz chords?
It is heard in 233 songs of the library, as the main groove of 14 songs, such as Annie’s Song, Jerusalem, Here I Go Again, The Holly And The Ivy.
Is Sleepy waltz chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 3/4, usually around 105 beats a minute.