I suck at triplets

[a1075dd63aa12]

does anyone have any advice on playing triplets, im just absolutely terrible at it, its like i have a mental block, thanks

[MWR]

Use a metronome.

[TimmyThing]

metronome is a good tip, but other than that, practice with repetition

[Beauford33]

first, just practice with your hands. Count it out, and playu it. Easiest way to think of it, just say the word broken down. 1-trip-let 2-trip-let. And always remember the alternating hands and not just the right hitting eery down beat.

[DJR]

i don't know if this is what BK is talking about, but try this:
with your left hand, keep a contant beat: 1, 2, 1, 2
and with your right hand, try and do three beats for each two on your left

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L:1   2
R:1  2   3

and repeat

[chosta]

we learned to count them in "dig-a-dee"'s, if you can make sense of that. thats how you toungue them on a brass/woodwind insturment, and another thing off BK's, i use trip-a-let, with no # in front just because i think its easier, then pick up where you need to. ie trip-a-let trip-a-let 3 4 would be a measure in 4. i just think its easier to syllabize (nameology?) lol but whatever floats your boat

[Beauford33]

i don't know if this is what BK is talking about, but try this:
with your left hand, keep a contant beat: 1, 2, 1, 2
and with your right hand, try and do three beats for each two on your left

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L:1   2
R:1  2   3

and repeat

why is there a flam in there? If it is just a straight triplet with it should just be alternating hands. Here is a measure phrase so you can see how the hands are suppose to land.

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1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let
R  L    R  L  R   L   R  L    R  L  R   L

notice how the downbeat switches hands everytime.

[i like tictacs]

One and a Two and a Three and a....same thing as BK. watch the downbeat, it can get tricky if you think about it while doing it.

[Beauford33]

okay, got it lined up right now.

btw, Ive been a drummer for over 7 years. take my word

[fatjack]

One and a Two and a Three and a....same thing as BK. watch the downbeat, it can get tricky if you think about it while doing it.

that is probably the worst way you can count a tuplet... that is usually how you can a eighth and two sixteenths pattern

[MWR]

One and a Two and a Three and a....same thing as BK. watch the downbeat, it can get tricky if you think about it while doing it.

that is probably the worst way you can count a tuplet... that is usually how you can a eighth and two sixteenths pattern

Also called "swing eigths" or "shuffle". Very different than triplets indeed.

[fatjack]

One and a Two and a Three and a....same thing as BK. watch the downbeat, it can get tricky if you think about it while doing it.

that is probably the worst way you can count a tuplet... that is usually how you can a eighth and two sixteenths pattern

Also called "swing eigths" or "shuffle". Very different than triplets indeed.

not exactly, there is only one sixteenth note in a swing eighth.

[i like tictacs]

Depends how you say it...I don't even count them anymore. One - and - aaa

it doesnt need to have a swing feel.

[MWR]

One and a Two and a Three and a....same thing as BK. watch the downbeat, it can get tricky if you think about it while doing it.

that is probably the worst way you can count a tuplet... that is usually how you can a eighth and two sixteenths pattern

Also called "swing eigths" or "shuffle". Very different than triplets indeed.

not exactly, there is only one sixteenth note in a swing eighth.

That's how you count swing eigths my friend. Your not going to out-theory me this time.

[fatjack]

One and a Two and a Three and a....same thing as BK. watch the downbeat, it can get tricky if you think about it while doing it.

that is probably the worst way you can count a tuplet... that is usually how you can a eighth and two sixteenths pattern

Also called "swing eigths" or "shuffle". Very different than triplets indeed.

not exactly, there is only one sixteenth note in a swing eighth.

That's how you count swing eigths my friend. Your not going to out-theory me this time.

no, what tictacs wrote had three notes per beat, swing eighths have only two per beat