shuffle
many times i heard the word "shuffle" in blues but what really defines a shuffle...why not say simple a blues...or is diferent...can anybody tell me why? and somebody explains his estructure. Thanks!!! very nice videos david.
NIcolas
thanks david...quick answer...
Sure... watch the whole Performance Training series, you'll find it very enlightening.
thanks....i already see "Performance Training: Groove > Shuffle" and understanding the concept, but how i play a shuffle without a band? i see many videos from people on youtube titles say "shuffle" and is only one guy and his harmonica and some blues pattern. i hope you dont be offend for my many questions. and sorry for my english is not so good haha...
nicolas.
No worries, I'm here to help. To understand how a Shuffle can work with one person, we should understand how it works with a band.
There are two eighth notes per beat... one gets the first half (50%) of the beat and the other eighth the second half of the beat (50%). This is how eighth notes are treated in a Rock Beat, Rhumba, Funk, Tramp, Mojo Beat, etc.
What's called swing-eighths is where the downbeat (when your foot is on the floor) is worth 2/3 of the beat (66%) and the upbeat (you guessed it, when your foot is up in the air) is slightly later in time and worth 1/3 of a beat (33%). This is what's used for slow blues, shuffles and swings. A Shuffle is generally medium in tempo... not too slow and not too fast.
So, a general definition is that a shuffle is medium in tempo and uses swing eighths. Examples 2.1 through 2.3 in the Solo Harmonica Study 1 are good examples of something a harmonica player would call a "shuffle" groove... in this case playing a bass line, though generally speaking, it can be any medium-tempo'd groove that uses swing eighths.
Go to Lessons > Performance Training: Groove > Shuffle