Triplet Feel

[Dan Kahanamoku]

Can anybody direct me to a song or example of music where I might better understand what is meant by triplet feel?

[Luff]

YouTube - Jeff Beck - Brush with the blues

Was listening to this when I read your post

Triplet feel usually means playing 1-2-3 without emphasizing the 2.

[Dan Kahanamoku]

Originally Posted by Luff

YouTube - Jeff Beck - Brush with the blues

Was listening to this when I read your post

Triplet feel usually means playing 1-2-3 without emphasizing the 2.

But it should work in 4/4 time right?

[Luff]

Originally Posted by Dan Kahanamoku

But it should work in 4/4 time right?

Yes, you basically change the tempo a bit so that you can fit three notes in the space of two.

So instead of 4/4 being 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &, you get 1 & a 2 & a, etc. Three notes per beat instead of two. Some prefer calling it 12/8 instead of 4/4 triplet feel, but it's basically the same.

[guroove]

Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder

[Dan Kahanamoku]

This is a great explanation.

YouTube - BC-155

[BigOldHarry]

Originally Posted by Dan Kahanamoku

Can anybody direct me to a song or example of music where I might better understand what is meant by triplet feel?

any hip hop song.

Any swinging blues (Cold shot by SRV leaps to mind)

Originally Posted by guroove

Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder

Fine example. NOT the RHCP version, the original. That whole song is 123 123 123 123....

[Dan Kahanamoku]

Hip hop? Really?

[thesilence]

Originally Posted by Luff

Yes, you basically change the tempo a bit so that you can fit three notes in the space of two.

So instead of 4/4 being 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &, you get 1 & a 2 & a, etc. Three notes per beat instead of two. Some prefer calling it 12/8 instead of 4/4 triplet feel, but it's basically the same.

This. I prefer to think trip-l-et instead of 1 & a because I learned "e" and "a" is a subdivision (usually 1/16)

[BigOldHarry]

Originally Posted by Dan Kahanamoku

Hip hop? Really?

Listen to the kick drum and overall pulse of hip hop - - then listen for a triplet with the middle beat missing...

[mambo4]

Context is important when looking for triplet examples.

In western popular music the typical appearance of triplet feel is in the 12/8 shuffle blues feel. example: YouTube - "Backing/Jam Track #1 Blues Shuffle in A7 144 BPM"
You can count the 1,2,3,4 following the kick and snare
the hi hat and embellishments outline the "1-&-a 2 -&-a 3 -&-a 4-&-a"
at the turn around in this example the snare actually hits all 12 8th notes

It's a very close cousin or twin of Jazz swing feel YouTube - Drum Lesson, Basic Jazz Shuffle