Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Slow-down chords
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. Musicians call it syncopated chords, 8ths to 3 + 4.
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How Slow-down 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 Slow-down chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Slow-down chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Slow-down chords
What is Slow-down chords on piano?
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. Musicians call it syncopated chords, 8ths to 3 + 4, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 8ths to 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 Slow-down chords?
It is heard in 292 songs of the library, as the main groove of 18 songs, such as You Give Love A Bad Name, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Dreamer, As Time Goes By.
Is Slow-down chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.