Another thing you may encounter in + time (and other time signatures) is thirty second notes. One sixteenth note divides into two thirty second notes. The example below is shown in ) time, which is equivalent to half a bar of + time. The thirty second notes are counted 1e+a 2e+a 3e+a, 2e+a 2e+a 3e+a, etc, but are probably best felt rather than counted.
To finish this lesson, here is a 12 bar Blues solo in + time using ideas from the playing of Blues players Otis Rush, Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Although it is derived totally from the Blues scale, this one is a real challenge. Some of the rhythms here are particularly tricky, so take your time with it and listen to the CD over and over until you get it. Also listen to how the instrumental parts work together on the recording.
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