Trotting-sleigh chords
Three quick chords on every beat: a rolling, joyful gallop. One of the syncopated chord patterns.
How to play it
Find the notes
Put your right hand over a C chord. You need C (thumb, 1), E (middle finger, 3) and G (little finger, 5).
Count and play
Listen first, then copy the rhythm slowly. The notes go C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together, C, E and G together.
Move it with the chords
When the chord changes to G, the same rhythm moves to the notes of G: G, B and D. Play it slowly over the chord loop above, at 60% speed first, then faster.
Songs that use it
Questions
What is Trotting-sleigh chords on piano?
Three quick chords on every beat: a rolling, joyful gallop. Right-hand chords with off-beat pushes. Musicians call it syncopated chords, triplets.
Is Trotting-sleigh chords hard to play?
It is one of the advanced patterns. Take it slowly, one bar at a time at 60% speed, before you play it over a chord loop.
Which songs use Trotting-sleigh chords?
Pride And Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan, All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey and At Last by Etta James use Trotting-sleigh chords. The songs on this page all use it in the right hand, the most played first.