Swing Rhythms
A swing rhythm can be created by tying together the first and second notes of an eighth note triplet. Play exercise 20 which contains triplets.
Now play exercise 21 which has the first and second notes of the triplet group tied. Do not pick the second note of the triplet group. Pick the first and third notes only. This gives the exercise a swing feel.
The two eighth note triplets tied together in exercise 22 can be replaced by a quarter note.
To simplify notation, it is usual to replace z with 6, and to write at the start of the piece,6=z illustrated below in exercise 23.
Exercises 21, 22 and 23 sound exactly the same, but are just written differently.
On the recording there are three beats to introduce this song.
Class Sessions
1- The Note A (above the staff)
2- Quarter Note Triplets
3- The Six Eight Time Signature
4- Augmented Chords
5- Diminished Chords
6- Enharmonic Notes
7- The Note B Flat (below the staff)
8- The E Major Scale
9- The Note G Sharp (below the staff)
10- The Note F Sharp (below the staff)
11- The Note D Sharp (below the staff)
12- The Note D Sharp (on the fourth line)
13- The A Major Scale
14- The Note G Sharp (above the staff)
15- The Note G Sharp (on the second line)
16- The Bm Chord
17- The D Major Scale
18- The Note C Sharp (below the staff)
19- The Note C Sharp (in the third space)
20- Syncopation
21- Swing Rhythms
22- The Triplet
23- The Dotted Eight Note
24- The Cut Time Signature
25- Minor Scales
26- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard
27- How to Count Six Eight Time
28- How to Count Sixteenth Notes
29- The Chromatic Scale
30- How to Count Cut Time
31- Strumming Swing Rhythms
32- Staccato Strumming
33- Relative Scales
34- How to Read Sheet Music
35- Easy Chord Table
36- Chord Chart