Jump-in chords
Jumps in just after beat 1, pumps through, and stops before the end. 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) and C (ring finger, 4).
Count and play
Count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &" (say "and" for &). Play G and C together on 1&, 2, 2&, 3, 3& and 4.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: D and G. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Jump-in chords on piano?
Jumps in just after beat 1, pumps through, and stops before the end. Right-hand chords with off-beat pushes. Musicians call it syncopated chords, 1&, 2, 2&, 3, 3&, 4.
Is Jump-in chords hard to play?
It is an intermediate pattern. Learn it with your right hand alone at 60% speed first, then play it over a chord loop.
Which songs use Jump-in chords?
You've Got A Friend by Carole King, Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey and Y.m.c.a. by Village People use Jump-in chords. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.