Right-hand pattern · Waltz garden
Twirling waltz chords
Chord, then a quick twirl of chords into beat 3. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2&, 3 (3/4).
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How Twirling 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 Twirling waltz chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
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The patterns songs move to after Twirling waltz chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Twirling waltz chords
What is Twirling waltz chords on piano?
Chord, then a quick twirl of chords into beat 3. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2&, 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 · 2 · 2& · 3 (3/4) with the right hand?
Over C major it is G4 (1) + C5 (4), then G4 (1) + C5 (4), then G4 (1) + C5 (4), then G4 (1) + C5 (4); 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 Twirling waltz chords?
It is heard in 54 songs of the library, as the main groove of 10 songs, such as February Song, Hot Diggity, I Still Believe, A Windmill In Old Amsterdam.
Is Twirling waltz chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 3/4, usually around 130 beats a minute.