#26 Polyrhythms: How to Play and Clap a Polyrhythm

In this lesson I cover the topic of Polyrhythms. There are two sayings I use with the two most popular Polyrhythms,
for 3 vs 2 I say "Not Dif-i-cult" and
for 3 vs 4 I say "Not Ve-ry Dif-i-cult"

Polyrhythms can be tough, but you CAN master them with slow practise and the metronome. Once you get a polyrhythm up to speed it pretty much plays itself and it very fun!

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[v2vroth]

The Shermanator from American Pie..

[qwert789456]

Your counting for 4 vs 3 doesn't work well, because it suggests having the beats in "dif-i-cult" evenly spaced, which in fact is not correct. I learned it with: Pass the god-damn butt-er. That counting is not as motivating as yours, though. :)

[00BuCkErZ00]

thought poly meant 5 instead of many. because 3 in RH + 2 in LH = 5. Anyway, fantastic video didn't realise I was playing polyrhythms, really good at explaining them thanks :-)

[augie150]

bow down to the polyrhythm king cause now i know how this goes thanks andrew

[mose0109]

Rondo in C by Beethoven is quite annoying because of the Poly Rhythm! :P

[ToolPuritan]

Thank you so much for this! I can play 2 versus 3 now, which I've been trying so hard for so long.

[thepactissealed]

ze wrong ahi u sux

[TheDropismVlog]

You rock



[SuperMegaPeanut]

Radiohead - Bloom is full of polyrythms. It sounds so chaotic and off-beat.

[linnaes]

I don't think the counting for the 3 vs. 4 works perfectly...it gives you 4 16th notes against 2 dotted 16ths followed by a 16th, as opposed to even triplets. Oh well, this video still helps a lot, thanks very much :D