Slow-down chords
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. 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, 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: 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 Slow-down chords on piano?
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. Right-hand chords with off-beat pushes. Musicians call it syncopated chords, 8ths to 3 + 4.
Is Slow-down 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 Slow-down chords?
Best Day Of My Life by American Authors, Out Of Touch by Hall & Oates and I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye use Slow-down chords. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.