Star Wars Throne Room triplets

[lisadmh]

Question.

In throne room, the last melody, bar 36… Isn’t the down up down bit the same as a triplet tying into a longer note on the end? It sounds to me like down-triplet-tie-triplet (ending in bar 37).

Is that wrong?

[Andrew]

I think you mean the next bar (5th from last). It’s 16th note hits.

1 (2) &a 3 (4) &a

1 2 3& (123)

I understand what you mean, but they are quite different. Try to count and clap the rhythm above with metronome or on-screen tab viewer. Post video here and I’m happy to listen to make sure you understand the difference.

[lisadmh]

Thanks Andrew. Still trying to get my head around it.

[lisadmh]

So bar 36 I’m counting 1(2) &a 3(4) &a

I counted that out without looking at yours.

The &a3 is faster than the triplet, right?

If it’s faster, wouldn’t the triplet technique be more effective? It feels better.

[Andrew]

As long as the strumming technique you use for triplets plays the correct rhythm, you are good 🙂

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