Jazz Guitar Lesson: Swing Feel vs. Straight Feel

In this jazz guitar lesson, Isaac Darche demonstrates the difference between swing feel and straight feel. download my new album free (or donation) at http://isaacdarche.bandcamp.com

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[Schoensgibl]

do you have any other advice to get this "feeling"? what are youre favourite players, because oft the swing feel? thx man

[IsaacDarcheMusic]

@Schoensgibl I love Oscar Peterson personally. Any of the greats have a great swing feel. Wes, Miles, Bird, Trane. Wynton Kelly swings his butt off. Kenny Kirkland. Those come to mind off the top of my head.

[NKotzias]

Is the triplet feel the same thing as the swing feel or I am mixing something up?

[IsaacDarcheMusic]

@NKotzias its kinda like triplet feel. look at the comments below

[greywrath]

Basically you are saying that in the swing feel instead of having for example simple eight notes, for example, you are having eight notes with the triplet feel but with a rest in the second, so it is 1,rest,3 1,rest,3 etc.

Am i right?

[IsaacDarcheMusic]

@greywrath Yes- although it would be a tie rather than a rest. Also, It is really hard to count triplets at faster tempos- I think it is better to try to "feel" the swing, rather than count triplets. I learned how to swing by playing along with Oscar Peterson records (as well as playing with great drummers, such as Billy Higgins once). Also, swing at slower tempos is closer to a 3+1 subdivision of 16th notes.

[WordMinistry]

Straight up awesome!!!!!

[SetMiner]

Great Tip!

[loversarelunatics]

thanks!

[Bhab667]

@regisethisgoals its more subtle now a days tho.