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Rhythm for Songwriters
In this lesson you'll
- Feel the backbeat.
- Push with syncopation.
- Hear why six eight rocks.
Music in this lesson
- HabaneraGeorges Bizet · Carmen · 1875
- Shape of YouEd Sheeran · 2017 · rhythm only
- GreensleevesEnglish · 16th century
- House of the Rising SunThe Animals · 1964
Remember
The backbeat puts the snare on two and four, and the body starts to move.
Syncopation accents between the beats. Three, three, two pushes, then lands on one.
Six eight groups six notes in threes. Two big beats, and the music rocks.