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12/8 country shuffle rhythm.
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This rhythm is a cross between a split
chord rhythm with the right hand.
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And an oom pah pattern with your left
hand, so root chord down to the 5th.
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So, 1, 3, 5, down to the bottom.
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I'll play it first, and then describe it.
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Now, you hear how it
kind of shuffles along.
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That's why it's called a.
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And the way you get this is you
play in a rhythm called 12/8.
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And this means that there are 12 beats per
bar, divided in to four groups of three.
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So it's one, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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And if you leave out the second
of every group of three.
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One, two, three.
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One two, three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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That gives you that shuffle rhythm.
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So you're gonna play that rhythm
using a combination of both hands.
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So if you look at the sheet music,
if you look carefully at the timing.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three.
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One, two, three,
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you'll see that there's nothing
played at the second of each group.
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So it's only played at the one, three,
one, three, one, three, one, three, one.
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Okay?
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So, let's try it.
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Just do it very slowly.
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So
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Now, to make it slightly more countryish,
you can add in the D note.
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So you're basically just
playing second there.
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So instead of one, three, and five,
you're adding that note as well, okay?
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Okay?
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If you transpose the rhythm
to the chords of F and G,
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you have the makings of
a million country songs, okay?
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So let's try it.
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C.
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Transpose it up to F, so
just everything is up to F.
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Left hand goes up to F,
root note up to F here.
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Play the same looking pattern.
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Everything up one to G.
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Back to F.
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