Tyler Austenfeld

Mixing Swing and Straight Rhythm - Better Blues Phrasing (Patreon)

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2017-05-31 19:11:08

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Rhythm, the skeleton of your solo, the frame of your building, the part that we often over look. It is very common to spend so much time trying to learn scales and such that we over look this fundamental aspect of our playing. In this video I am going to walk you through a full 12 bar solo and break down the difference between triplet and 1/8th notes, and than combine them for a full solo. After you can play along with me look for other blues backing tracks in C on youtube and try and replicate these ideas there. Your solos will improve dramatically.

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Soloing in C

Blues solos

Triplet Rhythm

1/8 note Rhythm

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Better Blues Phrasing - Straight and Swing Rhythm - Blues Ukulele Tutorial

Better Blues Phrasing - Straight and Swing Rhythm - Blues Ukulele Tutorial Today we are going to look at how to mix both triplet and 1/8th note rhythms to practice your timing and improve your solos. Rhythms is the often over looked aspect of nailing a really nice and tasty solo, so don't fall victim into that trap! It is very common in blues to use both triplet and 1/8th note timings, so we contructed basic 12 bar blues solo meant to do just that for you over and over again. Dedicated time to these exercises will improve your playing and dramatically.