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SWING RYTHMS EXPLAINED

You might be wondering "if those are quavers (8th notes) why dosnt it sound straight andeven.

Well in jazz and blues quavers are mainly swung, to illustrate, tap your foot and on every

beat/tap of the foot say "1 2 3"

Now these are triplets , in a swung rhythm we only play the 1 and the 3 of the triplet and thatshow we get a swing rhythm, try to get faster so you get a good feel.

WATERMELON MAN

This next tune is by Herbie Hancock, really worth checking out the original and also theMichel Camilo version is excellent.

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ERIKAS BLUES

We are going to look at a tune in a kind of "bar barrel"/honky tonk style of playing the piano.

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95% of funk and groove music is also in the minor key and not in the dominant like

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C JAM BLUES

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By the great Thelonious Monk, this tune is a favourite of mine and probably the most

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variation in this arrangement. Also with the Solo try to internalise the licks.


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Thanks again for purchasing this Ebook, I hope that the practice goes well and you

can perform these tunes for other people!

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