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

[Michelle LeFree <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern Smith contributes:
> 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
Gee, thanks for that excellent reference and advice, Vern. I searched 
Wikipedia but used the wrong phrase. We can always count on you!

Michelle