Strumming Patterns | 04: Swing vs. Straight
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Hi Everyone,
In this lesson we explore the difference between swing & straight rhythms using some funny weird recording software. I help you understand the difference AND help you practice strumming in swing and straight rhythm. Its pretty fun!
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Download each BPM track separately or download the "swing beats.zip" file for the whole set in one folder.
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Comments
Sounds so relaxed with the swing
Erdna Seyer
2024-10-26 23:23:27 +0000 UTCGood explanation. BTW ....is that a clarinet in the wild (window sitting )? I hear Benny Goodman "swinging"!
Ben Poe
2023-08-23 11:50:03 +0000 UTCI'm not sure I've heard enough early Bob Dylan to give you a definitive answer!
Scott Paul Johnson
2021-08-26 20:19:24 +0000 UTCGreat illustration of the difference between swing and straight rhythm! Inventive use of voice counting, too! Give me that old time swing any day! I like the tiredness and weariness of it. Could it be that, say, Bob Dylan has swung all his early music now?
Ken Keffer
2021-08-26 18:41:16 +0000 UTC
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