Re: [Harp-L] How to tell a guitar player how to swing?

["Vern Smith" <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

Here is one more: Refer him to....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swung_note

Swing is explained in words, in musical notation, and in a 
couple of sound clip examples that he can listen to.

What is written as a pair of eighth notes is swung as 
approximately a dotted eighth followed by a sixteenth.  He 
can start out practicing this strictly and then loosen up as 
he gets the "feel" of it. Have him listen and strum along to 
a recording of  "In the Groove." where the melody follows 
this rhythmic pattern exactly.

Vern

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle LeFree" <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] How to tell a guitar player how to 
swing?


> I'd like to thank everyone who gave me some ideas for 
> educating my guitar-playing friend about how to swing. 
> I'll report back when I've tried some of them.   :-)
>
> Muchas Gracias,
>
> Michelle
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