Members windmill Posted August 17, 2013 Members Share Posted August 17, 2013 This week it is time to tackle Take FiveAny suggestions for how to count this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonR Posted August 17, 2013 Members Share Posted August 17, 2013 Simple: "1-2-3-4-5" However, Take Five does have a distinctive rhythm (adopted by many 5/4 pieces), which many people find easier to feel than a regular 5-beat count. It's indicated by the chord vamp and the bass line, dividing the bar into 3+2 (3 beats Ebm, 2 beats Bbm). The 3/4 section is a jazz waltz rhythm, which has its own cross-rhythm (very common in jazz waltzes). (Hopefully the following will display in proportional font, with proper spacing and the beats lined up. If not, try choosing Courier font, and if that doesn't work I'll try a different strategy...) |5/4 | |Ebm Bbm |1/4 notes |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . | |3/4 2/4 | |1 . 2 . 3 .|1 . 2 . | PIANO RH | x x | x | PIANO LH |x x |x | BASS |x |x x | The possible problem here is that beat 2 of the 3/4 is silent. But if you're OK with jazz waltzes in general that shouldn't be an issue. If the 8ths were straight (not swung) it could be regarded as 6/8+2/4, which better indicates the rhythm of the 3/4 bar: |5/4 | |Ebm Bbm |1/4 notes |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . | |6/8 2/4 | |1 . . 2 . .|1 . 2 . | PIANO RH | x x | x | PIANO LH |x x |x | BASS |x |x x | You hear this 6/8+2/4 division better realised in Jethro Tull's Living In The Past: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BenTunessence Posted August 19, 2013 Members Share Posted August 19, 2013 Like JonR said, the first three beats of the 5/4 rhythm are felt as a Jazz Waltz ("one-and and-three"). The next two beats are a simple "one two". "one-and and-three, one two" A strategy I've found useful for getting into this rhythm is to first get very comfortable with the jazz waltz feel. Here are some good examples to get you swinging: Once you can feel the jazz waltz, try adding a simply "one two" count on the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 20, 2013 Members Share Posted August 20, 2013 Ayend ...It's jazz. You can also go 2 - 3 .If you pair measures:2 2 3 32 3 3 23 3 2 23 2 2 3etc ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members windmill Posted August 20, 2013 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2013 Thanks for the adviceI'll try and put it into practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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