A waltz typically sounds one chord per measure , and the accompaniment style particularly associated with the waltz is ( as seen in the example to the right ) to play the root of the chord on the first beat , the upper notes on the second and third beats .
Waltzes typically have one chord per measure , and the accompaniment style particularly associated with the waltz is ( as seen in the example to the right ) to play the root of the chord on the first beat , the upper notes on the second and third beats .