Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Wobbly chords
Two off-balance chords on the “ands”, then a firm landing on 4. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2&, 3&, 4.
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How Wobbly 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 Wobbly chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Wobbly chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Wobbly chords
What is Wobbly chords on piano?
Two off-balance chords on the “ands”, then a firm landing on 4. 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 C4 (1) + E4 (3) + G4 (5), then C4 (1) + E4 (3) + G4 (5), then C4 (1) + E4 (3) + G4 (5), then C4 (1) + E4 (3) + G4 (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 Wobbly chords?
It is heard in 204 songs of the library, as the main groove of 20 songs, such as Show Me The Way, Ordinary People, Stay The Night, Jesus, Son Of God.
Is Wobbly chords easy?
It is an easy pattern, in 4/4, usually around 127 beats a minute.