Swing

Is there a term that describes straight 8ths / 16ths vs swing?

Is there a term that describes straight 8ths / 16ths vs swing?
  1. What is the difference between straight time and swing time?
  2. What is the difference between straight and swung rhythms?
  3. What is a swing 8th note?

What is the difference between straight time and swing time?

Straight timing is where the beat is split into equal subdivisions (a ratio of 1:1) for playing notes. Swing timing is where the beat is split into two-third plus one-third subdivisions (a ratio of 2:1).

What is the difference between straight and swung rhythms?

As we saw and heard in the audio clip above, when playing straight eighth notes, we are dividing the beat exactly in half; where each note lasts an equal length of time. On the contrast, with swung eighth notes, the second eighth note in each pair occurs two-thirds of the way through the beat.

What is a swing 8th note?

At the risk of sounding circular and unhelpful, swing eighths are eighth notes played in a swing rhythm style. ... Eighth notes are played both on the beat and in the off-beat (the “and” ) that falls between the beats. And you can hear how even and steady this is.

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