The eighth note triplet. How do I play this on the guitar?
According to my blues books here it says
"The eigth note triplet divides a beat (one quarter note) into three equal parts. The shuffle rhythm uses the first and last notes of the triplet to create a smooth and relaxed feeling."
Say what?!?
So according to my newbie mind, I thinking is there a new stroke to play this beat? Quarter notes are played with down strokes and regular eigths are played with upstroke, so there a new type of stroke? 3 equal parts? Meaning I play two as actual strokes and one as a half stroke? If yes, how do I play this half stroke, or is it simply palm muted all the time? Or do I just simply ignore the middle triplet? Or just play like I'd play any other regular eigth (one and two and..)?
2007-02-26
07:26:19
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gotagetaweigh
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