Swing Rhythms
A swing rhythm can be created by tying together the first and second notes of a triplet. There are several different ways of writing swing rhythms. To understand them it is worth using one musical example written in various ways. First play example 63 which contains eighth note triplets.
Example 64 has the first and second notes of the triplet group tied. This gives the example a swing feel.
The two eighth note triplets tied together in example 64 can be replaced by a quarter note.
To simplify notation, it is common to replace the 6 with z, and to write at the start of the piece as illustrated in the next example.
Examples 64, 65, and 66 sound exactly the same but are just written differently. To learn more about swing rhythms and the ways they can be used, see Progressive Blues Lead Guitar Technique , or Progressive Blues Rhythm Guitar Method .
