Shuffle Rhythm
The shuffle rhythm is a very common variation based upon the triplet. It is created by not playing the middle note of the triplet as indicated by the tie.
This can also be written as:
Example 63 is in the key of D and is based on a shuffle rhythm. Section A relates to the half time feel whereas section B states more the walking bass style. The form is Intro, Section A1, A2, Section B and A1.
Example 64 is in the key of F# so be mindful of the six sharps. As with the previous example it is based upon the shuffle rhythm. Section A relates to the half time feel whereas section B applies the walking bass style.
This 16 bar progression has a distinct country blues feel and is in the key of Ab. It features mainly the riff style of playing and is based upon a shuffle rhythm.
Sixteenth Notes
In music notation, a sixteenth note has the value of half an eighth note. Thus two sixteenth notes, equal one eighth note, and four sixteenth notes equal a quarter note.
Example A is a very common combination of the dotted eighth note followed by a sixteenth note.
Example B combines two sixteenth notes and an
Example 66 is a ballad in the key of B and incorporates sixteenth notes.
Example 67 is in the key of Bb and features a sixteenth note country feel. The form is A1 A1 B Av.
Example 68 is in the key of D and combines different rhythm concepts including sixteenth notes and sixteenth notes rests (k) which are the equivalent of a quarter beat of silence. Listen to the recording to get the right feel.
