Eager chords
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. One of the syncopated chord patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need G (thumb, 1), C (middle finger, 3) and E (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play G, C and E together on 1, 2, 2&, 3& and 4.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: D, G and B. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Eager chords on piano?
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. Right-hand chords with off-beat pushes. Musicians call it syncopated chords, pop push 1, 2, 2&, 3&, 4.
Is Eager chords hard to play?
It is a beginner pattern. Play it with your right hand alone at 60% speed until it feels steady, then add the other hand.
Which songs use Eager chords?
Anyone Else But You by The Moldy Peaches, I Stay In Love by Mariah Carey and The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell use Eager chords. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.