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joe scalene
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10/20/2004 2:54 am
Hello!

I got trouble reading Eric Johnson Cliffs of dover tab.
|---3----|
e-----------
g-14--12----
b---------13

WHat will you do when it says triplet?
Do you need to repeat it 3 times?
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10/20/2004 4:27 am
Originally Posted by: joe scaleneHello!

I got trouble reading Eric Johnson Cliffs of dover tab.
|---3----|
e-----------
g-14--12----
b---------13

WHat will you do when it says triplet?
Do you need to repeat it 3 times?

It means it's in triplet feel, so instead of going 1 & 2 you go Tri-po-let 2. In other words, there are three notes before two, distributed evenly over the same amount of time in which there would be two notes without triplet feel.
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10/20/2004 3:54 pm
A triplet is a type of note, like a half note, quarter note, or eighth note....It's the duration you hold the note.

A triplet is 3 notes played over 4 beats or 1 measure....in 4/4 time.
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10/21/2004 3:20 am
Originally Posted by: JFRICKA triplet is a type of note, like a half note, quarter note, or eighth note....It's the duration you hold the note.

A triplet is 3 notes played over 4 beats or 1 measure....in 4/4 time.


Not necessarily. This is only true when you have half note triplets. In fact, triplet is not its own duration - its a modifier, kind of like if you dot a note it means to play it one and a half times the duration.

Triplet means that in the space of 2 of whatever note you have a triplet of (8th, 16th, quarter, half, etc...), you have 3 notes of equal length.

Examples (cuz that was confusing) -
[U]eighth note triplet[/U] - in the space of two eighth notes, play 3 eighth notes of equal length
[U]quarter note triplet[/U] - in the space of two quarter notes, play three quarter notes of equal length.

If you still don't understand, post back.
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10/21/2004 5:04 pm
Sorry if I caused any confusion with my response.......The Ace has set me straight.
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10/21/2004 5:47 pm
Originally Posted by: The AceNot necessarily. This is only true when you have half note triplets. In fact, triplet is not its own duration - its a modifier, kind of like if you dot a note it means to play it one and a half times the duration.

Triplet means that in the space of 2 of whatever note you have a triplet of (8th, 16th, quarter, half, etc...), you have 3 notes of equal length.

Examples (cuz that was confusing) -
[U]eighth note triplet[/U] - in the space of two eighth notes, play 3 eighth notes of equal length
[U]quarter note triplet[/U] - in the space of two quarter notes, play three quarter notes of equal length.

If you still don't understand, post back.

That's what I said in the first place. :mad:
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10/22/2004 9:08 pm
Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonThat's what I said in the first place. :mad:


Details and examples, Jolly, details and examples!
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10/22/2004 10:16 pm
Originally Posted by: The AceDetails and examples, Jolly, details and examples!

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10/29/2004 2:13 am
ok thanks...
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