SWINGING A LINEAR BEAT
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In this lesson we will look at how to swing a
linear beat to get a funky cowbell beat. Linear beats sound great
when they're played swung; they take on a funk shuffle, hip hop type
of feel. Swinging a 16th linear beat is no different to swinging any
16th beat that isn't linear, the same concept applies.
Let's
take this 16th linear beat..
If we simply delay the 2nd and 4th 16th notes
in every beat, we get a swung feel. This however is a fairly crude
way of explaining it. What you need to do is interpret the beats
with a 32nd note triplet (sextuplet) feel. That is, 6 even notes
inside each beat. Where the 16ths now fall, is as follows:
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all the downbeats (beats 1, 2, 3 and 4) all land in the same spot,
as do in the in between 8th notes
* the "e" 16th now lands
exactly as the 3rd sextuplet
* the "a" 16th now lands exactly as
the 5th sextuplet
Make sure when you are applying this
concept to the beats that you swing the bass drum notes as well,
everything you play must swing, not just the hands.
