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== Tuplets/Triplets ==
''Tuplets'' are rhythmic structures that subdivide a beat into a number of sub-beats that isn't a multiple of 2. They consist of a beam marker that connects the notes, with a number or ratio of numbers written above.
1 n 2 tr lt 3 n 4
e e e e e e e q
---3---
C / Am / / Dm / C
We count this 1 and 2 trip-let 3 and 4.
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Notes in 4/4
! Number<br>of sub-beats !! Note Type !! Tuplet Marking
|-
| 1 || Quarter ||
|-
| 2 || Eighth ||
|-
| 3 || Eighth || 3:2
|-
| 4 || Sixteenth ||
|-
| 5 || Sixteenth || 5:4
|-
| 6 || Sixteenth || 6:4
|-
| 7 || Sixteenth || 7:4
|-
| 8 || Thirty Second ||
|-
| 9 || Thirty Second || 9:8
|-
| 10 || Thirty Second || 10:8
|-
| 11 || Thirty Second || 11:8
|-
| 12 || Thirty Second || 12:8
|}
Triplets or other tuplets that contain an odd division of a beat (such as 3rds, 5ths, or 7ths) are going to throw us off a bit. We play them the same as above by speeding up and playing on each stroke. The problem is we end up reversing our up and down strokes, due to the odd division. If the pattern has two triplets, then we don't need to worry about it because they will cancel out. If not, we need to find some space to try to get back on beat. Or we just have to recognize that we've reversed down and up strokes and keep chugging along.
1 n 2 tr lt 3 4 n
d u d u d u (u) d u
using space to get back on beat - play a mini, fake upstroke on the 3.5 beat.
1 n 2 tr lt 3 n 4 tr lt
d u d u d u d u d u
two triplets in the same measure - let them cancel out
1 n 2 tr lt 3 n 4 n 1 n 2 tr lt 3 n 4 n
d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u
only one triplet in a measure - just deal with it and switch
== Sweeps and Arpeggios ==