Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Tiptoe chords
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2&, 3&, 4&.
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How Tiptoe 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 Tiptoe chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Tiptoe chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Tiptoe chords
What is Tiptoe chords on piano?
One firm chord, then three tiptoe chords between the beats. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2&, 3&, 4&, one of the syncopated chords patterns: chords that land between the beats: that pop push.
How do I play syncopated chords · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4& with the right hand?
Over C major it is G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + C5 (3) + E5 (5), then G4 (1) + 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 Tiptoe chords?
It is heard in 311 songs of the library, as the main groove of 12 songs, such as Just The Way You Are, Shake It Off, Walking in Memphis, Easy Lover.
Is Tiptoe chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 120 beats a minute.