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Triplets really are everywhere in music. It may help you more to get the sound in your head first. A really good way to hear the subdivisions is by using words like they do in India with the konokol. Try this:

 

Tap your foot 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4

With each tap say in even syllables "ta-ka-ta"

So the first syllable "ta" happens when your foot hits the floor on the beat.

Make sure you give equal length to all three syllables

 

Practice saying this a lot and really get that sound in your ears. Try saying it as you listen to a song then.

You will hear it a lot.

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jeremy_green wrote:

 

Triplets really are everywhere in music. It may help you more to get the sound in your head first. A really good way to hear the subdivisions is by using words like they do in India with the konokol. Try this:

 

 

 

Tap your foot 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4

 

With each tap say in even syllables "ta-ka-ta"

 

So the first syllable "ta" happens when your foot hits the floor on the beat.

 

Make sure you give equal length to all three syllables

 

 

 

Practice saying this a lot and really get that sound in your ears. Try saying it as you listen to a song then.

 

You will hear it a lot.

 

Interesting.

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Here is an exercise that I created for triad arps as triplets.  You may find it useful to get the feel of triplets under your fingers once you get the speed up a bit.  The patterns repeat in a 5 bar sequence as they move up the fretboard.

cheers,

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