Mouse-run chords
Skips beat 1, scurries through four quick chords, then hides. One of the syncopated 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 &" (say "and" for &). Play E, G and C together on 1&, 2, 2& and 3 and hold it.
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 Mouse-run chords on piano?
Skips beat 1, scurries through four quick chords, then hides. Right-hand chords with off-beat pushes. Musicians call it syncopated chords, 1&, 2, 2&, 3.
Is Mouse-run 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 Mouse-run chords?
Shut Up And Dance by Walk The Moon, I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 and Great Is The Lord by Michael W. Smith use Mouse-run chords. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.