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The document discusses various rhythmic techniques for jazz guitar. It provides 6 examples of creating rhythmic patterns using groups of notes of different intervals. These include groups of 3, 5, 7, and 8 notes. For each example, it illustrates the technique with musical notation and references related examples from another section. The goal is to practice and develop these interval grouping techniques for use in jazz guitar rhythms.

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The document discusses various rhythmic techniques for jazz guitar. It provides 6 examples of creating rhythmic patterns using groups of notes of different intervals. These include groups of 3, 5, 7, and 8 notes. For each example, it illustrates the technique with musical notation and references related examples from another section. The goal is to practice and develop these interval grouping techniques for use in jazz guitar rhythms.

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Tom Lippincott

64 Modern Jazz Guitar 4


Rhythm part 1
1. Eighth notes

Example 1: creating groups of three notes by intervalic patterns

              
       

Example 1a: ex. 1 applied to ex. 5 of Melody section

          
    
        
 

3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15 15


3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15
5 7 9 10 12 14 16 17

Example 1b: ex. 1 applied to ex. 20 of Melody section

  
  
  


 
       

    

10 12


10 8 10 12
9 7 5 7 9 7
9 7 5 7 5 10
7 5 3 8
5 7 7

Example 2: creating groups of five notes by intervalic patterns

          
      

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Examples from Melody section that contain five-note patterns:


Examples 24A, 34 - 38, 48B, 56, and 57

Example 3: preperatory exercise for playing five-note groupings

                  
    
 


7 7 9 7 9 10
7 7 9 7 9 10 7 9 10 7 9 10 9 10 10
7 8 10 7 8 10 7 8 10 8 10 10
8 10 10

Example 4: pentatonic pattern using five-note groupings

      
 

             
  

5 8


5 8 5 8
5 7 5 7 7
5 7 5 7 7
5 7 5 7 7
5 8 8

           
      
  
      

8 5 5


8 8 5 8 5 5
7 5 7 5 5
7 5 7 5 5
7 5 7 5 5
8 5 8

Example 5: creating groups of seven notes by intervalic patterns

                 
     
  

     
 
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Examples from Melody section that contain seven-note patterns:
Examples 26, 39, and 58

Example 6: up and down neck fingering for example 5 pattern


       
     
   
     
 

1 3 5 7 3 5 7 8 5 7 8 10 7 8 10 12 8 10 12 13 15 13 12


1 3 5 3 5 6 5 6 8 6 8 10 8 10 12 15 13

 
                        
  

13 12 10 12 10 8 10 8 7 8 7 5 7 5 3 5 3 1


12 10 13 12 10 8 12 10 8 6 10 8 6 5 8 6 5 3 6 5 3 1 5 3 1 0 1

Example 7: implying groupings of five by using accents on groupings of four notes (diatonic 7th arpeggios)

              
         
        
     

7 8 7 10


8 10 8 10 8
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 7 10 9
9 7 10 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
7 10 8 7 10 8 10
8 10


             
             
   

 
 
   
       
   
10 7 8 7


8 5 10 6 8 10 8
7 9 10 7 9 10 7 9 7
10 9 10 7 9 10 7 9 10 7 9 7
10 8 10 7 8 10 7 8
10 8 10 7 8
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Example 8: implying groupings of seven by using accents on groupings of four notes


   
           
    
   
            
      

7 8 7 10


8 10 8 10 8
7 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 7 10 9
9 7 10 9 7 10 9 7 10 9 10
7 10 8 7 10 8 10
8 10

         
                         
         
       
 

10 7 8 7


8 5 10 6 8 10 8
7 9 10 7 9 10 7 9 7
10 9 10 7 9 10 7 9 10 7 9 7
10 8 10 7 8 10 7 8
10 8 10 7 8

              
Example 9: Implying groupings of five on a three-note pattern (sus triads)
       


     

1 1 3 3 5 7 8 8 10 10 12


1 3 5 6 8 10 12
4 5 7 9 10 12 14

Example 10: Implying groupings of seven on a five-note pattern (four-part-4ths) over a II V I VI progression
(uses pattern from ex. 38c of Melody section)

D-7 G7 /two extra


C^ 0 A7 D-7
            
beats
   
      
        

7 6 6 5 3 6


6 6 5 3 2 3
9 8 7 5
9 10 9 8 7 9 5 7 7
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2. Eighth note triplets

Example 11: (play all rhythms both short and long)

All 3 first triplet (downbeats) 3rd triplet (swing upbeats) 2nd triplet
                                        3   3  3  3  3  3 3 3
            
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Practice comping (simple voicings at first) using each part of the triplet:

1st: quarter notes


3rd: swing upbeats (start with short notes then make them sustained)
2nd: start short, then sustain

Then practice switching back and forth

Also practice same exercise with improvised single notes

Example 12: comping with shell voicings on different partials of the eighth-note triplet ("All the Things")

F-7 Bb-7 Eb7 Ab^


6fr 6fr 5fr 4fr

        
Etc.
        3
   3 3 3

                   
            
   
first third triplet second first
triplet (anticipated) triplet triplet


8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4

Example 13: four-note four-part-4th pattern played with eighth-note triplets (uses Ex. 9 from Melody section)


       
       
3
      
     
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

1 3 5 7 8 10 12


1 3 5 6 8 10 12
4 5 7 9 10 12 14
5 7 9 10 12 14 15
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Example 13a: four-note pattern played with eighth-note triplets, displaced

  3               
        
      
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

1 3 5 7 8 10 12 12


1 3 5 6 8 10 12
4 5 7 9 10 12 14
5 7 9 10 12 14 15

Example 13b: four-note pattern implying groupings of five by doubling the length of the first note of each group

   
  3
    
        
         
3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

1 3 5 7 8 10 12 12


1 3 5 6 8 10 12
4 5 7 9 10 12 14
5 7 7 9 10 12 12 14 15

Example 14: five-note four-part-4th pattern played with eighth-note triplets (uses Ex. 38c from Melody section)

     
3
     
      
       
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

1 3 5 7 8 10 12 12


1 3 5 6 8 10 12
4 5 7 9 10 12 14
3 5 5 7 7 9 9 10 10 12 12 14 14 15

Example 14a: mixing four-note and five-note patterns for displacement effect

five-note patterns

  
3        
  
       
    
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
four-note patterns
1 3 5 7 8 10 12


1 3 5 6 8 10 12
4 5 7 9 10 12 14
5 7 7 9 10 12 12 14 14 15
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Example 15: combinations of two eighth-note triplets

second and third


First and second (displaced swing 8ths)
First and third (swing 8ths) (reverse swing)
          3  3  3   3 
              
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

practice each grouping playing scales and patterns and improvising

Example 15a: cycling through the three different combinations with suspended triads
 
                            
3
                             
      
  
3 3 3 3 3 3
    
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


3 3 5 5 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 15 15 17 17 17 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 5 5 3
2 2 4 4 5 5 7 7 9 9 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 16 14 14 14 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 7 7 5 5 4 4 2
2 2 3 3 5 5 7 7 9 9 10 10 12 12 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 7 7 5 5 3 3 2

Larger groupings of three (dotted quarter and dotted eighth notes) with chords

Example 16: dotted half notes implying 3/4 time, A section to "All the Things"

Bb-7sus Db^ Ab^sus Ab^ F-^ Ab/Db


8fr 9fr 4fr 3fr 6fr 8fr

     
    
chord
    
  
   
  
 
   
 
scale A¨ major F melmin
basic harmony
F-7 B¨-7 E¨7 A¨^
9 9 4 4 3 8 9


9 9 9 4 4 4 6 9
8 10 10 6 6 6 9 8
8 10 10 5 5 6 6 10
8
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C^sus G/C C/D G/C G/C Bb/Eb
10fr 5fr 7fr 3fr 7fr 6fr

      


     
    
   

     

A¨ major C major
D¨^ D-7 G7 C^ C-7
9 7 7 8 8 10


9 12 12 8 8 3 3 8 8 6
8 10 10 4 7 5 5 7 7 8
10 10 10 10 10 5 5 9 9 8
10 10 5 7

Example 17: dotted eighth notes implying 3/8 time, second A section to "All the Things"

C-7sus G-7sus F-7sus Bb-7sus Ab^sus#4 Eb^ C#-7sus G#Øsus


10fr 10fr 8fr 8fr 6fr 6fr 4fr 6fr

     
      
  
chord

  
  
 
       
  
   
         
     

scale E¨ major B melmin
basic harmony C-7 F-7 B¨7
13 11 10 9


11 13 13 11 11 9 8 9 9 8 8 7
12 10 10 8 8 10 8 7 7 6 6 8
10 12 12 10 10 8 6 8 8 7 7 5
10 10 8 8 6 6 6 6

G-7sus D-7 C-7sus F-7sus Ab^sus#4 Ab7sus#4 Gb+^sus#4 F-7sus


5fr 5fr 3fr 3fr 6fr 9fr 7fr 6fr

   
           
 

 
      
   
   

       

    
E¨lydian E¨ major E¨ mel min
E¨^ A¨^ A-7 D7
8 6 10 11 11 10 10 8


6 8 8 6 6 4 8 9 9 7 7 6
7 5 5 3 3 5 8 11 11 10 10 8
5 7 7 5 5 3 6 12 12 10 10 8
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E-7sus A7sus F#-7sus B-7sus D^sus
5fr 5fr 7fr 7fr 10fr

    

 
    

      
   

Glydian
G^
7 5 5 9 9 7 10


5 5 5 7 7 7 10
7 7 7 9 9 9 12
7 5 5 9 9 7 11

Example 18: Quarter-note triplets

Accent every other triplet Leave out unaccented notes written as:
                        3 3
            
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

displaced Quarter-note triplets

             3      3      3              
Accent every other triplet,
starting with 2nd triplet Leave out unaccented notes written as:
etc.
      
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Think of as quarter-note triplets
starting on beat 2
OR starting on the "and" of 4

Practice comping and soloing using triplets and displaced triplets


practice switching back and forth between the two

Example 18a: shifting between Quarter-note triplets and displaced quarter-note triplets with single note pattern (sus triads)

                       

 
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
quarter-note triplets displaced quarter-note triplets

 
 
 
1 3 5 7 8 7 5 3

  
1 3 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 3
4 5 7 9 10 10 9 7 7 5
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Example 18b: shifting between Quarter-note triplets and displaced quarter-note triplets with chords (four-part-4ths)

G7sus A-7“ BØsus C^ D-7“ E-7sus F^sus#4


3fr 5fr 7fr 9fr 10fr


       
 
3
      
 
 
       
3 3 3




1 3 5 3 5 7 5 7 8 7 8 10 12

 
1 3 5 3 5 6 5 6 8 6 8 10 12
0 2 4 2 4 5 4 5 7 5 7 9 10
0 2 3 2 3 5 3 5 7 5 7 9 10


  
            
        

       
3 3 3 3




12 10 10 8 10 8 7 8 8 7 7 5 7 5 3

 
12 10 10 8 10 8 6 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 3
10 9 9 7 9 7 5 7 7 5 5 4 5 4 2
10 9 9 7 9 7 5 7 7 5 5 3 5 3 2

Example 19: quarter-note triplets grouped in fours for polyrhythmic effect over II V I progression
(notice articulations help reinforce the polyrhythmic effect)

Eb7sus4 Db^sus#4 C-7sus Bb-7sus D#Øsus4 C#-7sus B7sus4 A^sus#4


13fr 11fr 10fr 8fr 12fr 11fr 9fr 7fr

          


     
     
       

 

    
     


3 3 3 3
A¨ major E melodic minor
B¨-7 E¨7 A¨^


14 13 11 9 14 13 11 9 14 12 10 9 8
13 12 10 8 13 12 10 8 13 11 9 8 8
13 11 10 8 13 11 10 8 13 11 9 7 8
13 11 10 8 13 11 10 8 12 11 9 7 8
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Example 20: Half-Note triplets

Accent every 4th triplet


(1st of beat 1, 2nd of beat written as:
2, 3rd of beat 3) Leave out unaccented notes
             3
  3  3  
         
3 3 3 3 3 3

Half-Note triplets can be displaced 3 times:


starting on 2nd and 3rd triplets of beat 1
and downbeat of beat 2.

non-displaced (as above) 2nd triplet of 1 3rd triplet of 1 downbeat of beat 2


   3
  
3  3
                                 3 
3 3 3 3  3  3 3 3
            
3 3 3 3
Note that, in each case, there is
one of each (1st, 2nd, and 3rd triplets)

Example 20a: shifting between regular half-note triplets, the three displacements,
and quarter notes, using chords (four-part-4ths)

D-7“ E-7sus F^sus#4 G7sus4


7fr 9fr 10fr 12fr

non-displaced 2nd triplet of 1


      
   
      
  

          
              
     
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3




8 10 12 13 8 10 12 8 10 12 13 8 10 12

 
8 10 12 13 8 10 12 8 10 12 13 8 10 12
7 9 10 12 7 9 10 7 9 10 12 7 9 10
7 9 10 12 7 9 10 7 9 10 12 7 9 10

3rd triplet of 1 downbeat of beat 2


      
  
      
            
          
            
        
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3




8 10 12 13 8 10 12 8 10 12 13 8 10 12

 
8 10 12 13 8 10 12 8 10 12 13 8 10 12
7 9 10 12 7 9 10 7 9 10 12 7 9 10
7 9 10 12 7 9 10 7 9 10 12 7 9 10
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Example 21: "clave" for 5/4 and 7/4 time

                     
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 

Example 22: ways to break out of the "clave prison" in 5/4


Ex. 22a Ex. 22b Ex. 22c

             
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

   

4 3 4 3
4 dotted eighths take up can also be thought of play last two beats as
3 beats of space as a 4:3 tuplet three quarter-note triplets

Ex. 22d halfway Ex. 22e

   
point 1 2 3 & 4 5 1 2 3 & 4 5

 
two over five broken down into four equal groups of five 16th notes
polyrhythm
Ex. 22f Ex. 22g

   

     
&

    
1 2 3 & 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

      
4:5 polyrhythm 4:5 polyrhythm
against quarter notes
Ex. 22h Ex. 22i

        
                          
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

five half notes filling two bars five dotted half notes filling three bars

Ex. 22j

  

 

 
 

          
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

           
ten dotted eighth notes filling three bars

Ex. 22k Ex. 22l Ex. 22m

                                  
1 2345 1 234 5 1 2 3 45 1 23 45 1 23 45

anticipate beat one anticipate beat 4 quarter note anticipation


(implies 5/8) of beat one
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Ex. 22n Ex. 22o

3 3 3 3 3
 3
                       
3

   
3:5 polyrhythm against quarter notes 3:5 polyrhythm written against quarter notes
15 eighth-note triplets in groups of five

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