STRING THEORY

I GOT RHYTHM, PART 21

Groovin’ in 12/8 meter

understand how triplets work — three equally spaced notes played across one beat, or two beats, or half a beat — I’d like to talk about a widely used triplet-based meter, 12/8, and cite some well-known examples of songs that embody what musicians refer to as “the groove” 12/8 approach to counting and notating rhythms. In the same way that 4/4 signifies four quarter notes