Right-hand pattern · Blues & boogie
Swing push
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 1a, 2&.
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How Swing push 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 Swing push
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Swing push, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Swing push
What is Swing push on piano?
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 1a, 2&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 1a · 2& with the right hand?
Over C major it is G4 (1) + Bb4 (2) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + Bb4 (2) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + Bb4 (2) + C5 (3) + E5 (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 Swing push?
It is heard in 311 songs of the library, as the main groove of 40 songs, such as Dancing Queen, Seasons Of Love (from Rent), Despacito, Drive.
Is Swing push easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 100 beats a minute.