Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. One of the block chord patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need E (thumb, 1), G (index finger, 2) and C (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Count 1, 2, 3, 4. Play E, G and C together on 1, then E and G together on 2 and 4.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: B, D and G. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Hopscotch chords on piano?
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. Right-hand chords struck together on the beat. Musicians call it block chords, 1, 2, 4.
Is Hopscotch 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 Hopscotch chords?
Count On Me by Bruno Mars, My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion and Shotgun by George Ezra use Hopscotch chords. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.