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Mike Olekshy
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Mike Olekshy
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 09/21/10
Posts: 1,074
02/09/2016 8:45 pm
The swing comes from ignoring the 2 in the triplet -- so that the subdivision (or "and") in between 1 and 2 falls on the (3) of the triplet. That pulse is what gives that "swing" or "bounce" in the groove.

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Mike Olekshy
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