Getting groove on 3/4 with metronome

[Bass Momma]

Stupid question #243762:

I practice a lot with the metronome on 2 and 4. Really good for feeling the groove and developing timing.
Is there a similar exercise/approach to 3/4? We do relatively few 3/4 songs. Right now I’m working on the Coltrane Greensleeves (3/4 or 6/8). LOVE that bassline and want to have it really tight.

 

[Lee Moses]

Set the metronome on 1, then on 3. Then practice accenting the opposite of what the metronome is hitting.

 

[Don Kasper]

Stupid question #243762:

I practice a lot with the metronome on 2 and 4. Really good for feeling the groove and developing timing.
Is there a similar exercise/approach to 3/4? We do relatively few 3/4 songs. Right now I’m working on the Coltrane Greensleeves (3/4 or 6/8). LOVE that bassline and want to have it really tight.

Set the metronome at 54bpm and you'll hear the downbeat (beat 1) of each 3/4 measure.
Or, set it at 162 for each beat (1,2,3) in 3/4.
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[AGCurry]

Set the metronome on 1, then on 3. Then practice accenting the opposite of what the metronome is hitting.

Lee, I have to disagree. In this recording, 1 is the strongest beat, and 3 is critical in anticipating the next downbeat. With the possible exception of the "swing-quantized" 1-and, none of the other notes are, or should be, accented by the bass.

 

[Lee Moses]

Lee, I have to disagree. In this recording, 1 is the strongest beat, and 3 is critical in anticipating the next downbeat. With the possible exception of the "swing-quantized" 1-and, none of the other notes are, or should be, accented by the bass.

I wasn't really talking about the recording in particular. I was just answering the O.P.'s question regarding how to internalize the 3/4 feel using metronome tactics.

 

[Groove Master]

I like to put the metronome on every second beat like in 4/4 and I also tap my foot with it.
Beat 2 then 1 then 3. Pattern over 2 bars of 3/4.