Right-hand pattern · Pop heartbeat
Zigzag chords
Steady at first, then a quick zigzag of chords around beat 3. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2a, 3e, 3&, 4.
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How Zigzag 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 Zigzag chords
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Zigzag chords, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Zigzag chords
What is Zigzag chords on piano?
Steady at first, then a quick zigzag of chords around beat 3. Musicians call it syncopated chords on beats 1, 2, 2a, 3e, 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 · 2a · 3e · 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), 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 Zigzag chords?
It is heard in 33 songs of the library, as the main groove of 11 songs, such as He Knows My Name, You Are Near, Airplane, Be The One.
Is Zigzag chords easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 84 beats a minute.