Tripolets

[White Gold]

I was wondering if anyone had any tips on a way to practice fast tripolets. For example, Metallica tripolets it up like crazy in the new album Death Magnetic and in others as well. Would the best way to practice be practice those songs? Any suggestions?

[Help!I'maRock!]

metronome.

also, its "triplet".

[Prages]

metronome.

also, its "triplet".


Yes, but saying it as trip-o-let helps you get the feel for it.

:weebz:

[Help!I'maRock!]

metronome.

also, its "triplet".


Yes, but saying it as trip-o-let helps you get the feel for it.

:weebz:


i say:

1 trip-let
2 trip-let
3 trip-let
4 trip-let

when i play them.

:weebz:

[Mark Wein]

i say:

1 trip-let
2 trip-let
3 trip-let
4 trip-let

when i play them.

:weebz:


I do too.

When I was in high school marching band the drumline instructor had words for rhythms

Eights notes - Ta-co

Sixteenth notes - Miss-i-ssip-i

I don't remember what the triplets were...probably something like "In-di-a"

[White Gold]

i say:

1 trip-let
2 trip-let
3 trip-let
4 trip-let

when i play them.

:weebz:


I do too.

When I was in high school marching band the drumline instructor had words for rhythms

Eights notes - Ta-co

Sixteenth notes - Miss-i-ssip-i

I don't remember what the triplets were...probably something like "In-di-a"




Any songs recomended? I have been playing Battery by Metallica for hours and I may have it down. But any other songs that have fast tripolets?

O0

[Help!I'maRock!]

pick up a copy of Guitar Techniques Magazine. there's always something that focuses on shredding every month. usually lots of triplets.

alternate answer:

learn to play the bass parts to any Iron Maiden song.

[White Gold]

pick up a copy of Guitar Techniques Magazine. there's always something that focuses on shredding every month. usually lots of triplets.

alternate answer:

learn to play the bass parts to any Iron Maiden song.


Sounds good...I'll look into it...thanks!

[Mark Wein]

Try this and once you have it memorized start cranking up the metronome....


A "Triplet" is where we divide the beat into 3 smaller parts or "subdivisions".  Count them like this:

ONE trip let TWO trip let THREE trip let FOUR trip let

The count happens on every metronome click.  What is most important is that you are alternate picking all of the way through the exercise, like the other lessons in this series.  If you are doing it correctly you will be playing down picks on beats "one" and "three" and up picks on beats "two" and "four".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU8MQxw7sVU


http://images.quickblogcast.com/88061-76943/pickngetude4.png

[White Gold]

Try this and once you have it memorized start cranking up the metronome....


A "Triplet" is where we divide the beat into 3 smaller parts or "subdivisions".  Count them like this:

ONE trip let TWO trip let THREE trip let FOUR trip let

The count happens on every metronome click.  What is most important is that you are alternate picking all of the way through the exercise, like the other lessons in this series.  If you are doing it correctly you will be playing down picks on beats "one" and "three" and up picks on beats "two" and "four".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU8MQxw7sVU


http://images.quickblogcast.com/88061-76943/pickngetude4.png





Thanks Mark! I'll get right on that! O0

[Mark Wein]

:quag:

[Guitar1969]

Try this and once you have it memorized start cranking up the metronome....


A "Triplet" is where we divide the beat into 3 smaller parts or "subdivisions".  Count them like this:

ONE trip let TWO trip let THREE trip let FOUR trip let

The count happens on every metronome click.  What is most important is that you are alternate picking all of the way through the exercise, like the other lessons in this series.  If you are doing it correctly you will be playing down picks on beats "one" and "three" and up picks on beats "two" and "four".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU8MQxw7sVU


http://images.quickblogcast.com/88061-76943/pickngetude4.png





I think its also important to know that there are different triplet counts- The Triplets mentioned above are eighth note triplets, but if you are talking speed metal/Metallica, they are usually using 16th note triplets(Which is 2 sets of 3 per beat( 1 Triplet Let 1 Triplet, 2 Trip Let 2 Trip Let . Etc)). And then there are Quarter note triplets(6 notes per 4 beats) - But not as common

[White Gold]

Try this and once you have it memorized start cranking up the metronome....


A "Triplet" is where we divide the beat into 3 smaller parts or "subdivisions".  Count them like this:

ONE trip let TWO trip let THREE trip let FOUR trip let

The count happens on every metronome click.  What is most important is that you are alternate picking all of the way through the exercise, like the other lessons in this series.  If you are doing it correctly you will be playing down picks on beats "one" and "three" and up picks on beats "two" and "four".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU8MQxw7sVU


http://images.quickblogcast.com/88061-76943/pickngetude4.png





I think its also important to know that there are different triplet counts- The Triplets mentioned above are eighth note triplets, but if you are talking speed metal/Metallica, they are usually using 16th note triplets(Which is 2 sets of 3 per beat( 1 Triplet Let 1 Triplet, 2 Trip Let 2 Trip Let . Etc)).  And then there are Quarter note triplets(6 notes per 4 beats) - But not as common


Since there are different kinds of tripolets, is there a different way to set the metronome? Thanks for clarifying by the way! Totally_jammin_out

[Guitar1969]

There's not a different setting for the Metronome - It's still 1 2 3 4 , but the way you count in between those numbers is a bit different(And as Mark always says, keep that foot tapping on the numbers)(Remember each count is evenly spaced" But because you need to pick more notes in between the counts, you might need to slow down your metronome at the beginning until you get speeds up

8th note Triplets are as explained above: "1 Trip let 2 Trip Let . . . . ."
OR
What I find easier is "1 and ah 2 and ah 3 and ah 4 and ah "

16th note Triplets - This is the ultimate shredder count, you need 6 strokes per count so you can count it as(Or maybe Mark has a different way of counting it):

"1 Trip let 1 Trip let 2 Trip let 2 Trip let 3 Trip let 3 Trip let 4 Tip let 4 Trip let" This is how you can get 6 strokes per count


Quarter Note Triplets: These are the hardest I feel because of the odd spacing, and don't seem to be used much in Rock, but here's how you count them(You can count them like the eighth note triplets but you skip every other count :


1 [and ah 2 and ah 3 and ah 4 and ah

Mark may have a better way of explaining these since he teaches guitar- I just know this because its something I've recently begun started working on - Trying to change timings in the middle of a Bar(Like going from straight 16th notes "1 e and a 2 e and a . . " right into eigth note triplets. These changes seem to be pretty common in rock for short bursts. I've also been concentrating on getting my alternate picking speeds up, which I think will help with learning this as well.

[Eminence_Front]

pick up a copy of Guitar Techniques Magazine. there's always something that focuses on shredding every month. usually lots of triplets.

alternate answer:

learn to play the bass parts to any Iron Maiden song.



Or bass to any Primus song, Les Claypool is a madman.

[White Gold]

There's not a different setting for the Metronome - It's still 1 2 3 4 , but the way you count in between those numbers is a bit different(And as Mark always says, keep that foot tapping on the numbers)(Remember each count is evenly spaced" But because you need to pick more notes in between the counts, you might need to slow down your metronome at the beginning until you get speeds up

8th note Triplets are as explained above: "1 Trip let 2 Trip Let . . . . ."
OR
What I find easier is "1 and ah 2 and ah 3 and ah 4 and ah "

16th note Triplets - This is the ultimate shredder count, you need 6 strokes per count so you can count it as(Or maybe Mark has a different way of counting it):

"1 Trip let 1 Trip let 2 Trip let 2 Trip let 3 Trip let 3 Trip let 4 Tip let 4 Trip let" This is how you can get 6 strokes per count


Quarter Note Triplets: These are the hardest I feel because of the odd spacing, and don't seem to be used much in Rock, but here's how you count them(You can count them like the eighth note triplets but you skip every other count :


1 [and ah 2 and ah 3 and ah 4 and ah

Mark may have a better way of explaining these since he teaches guitar- I just know this because its something I've recently begun started working on - Trying to change timings in the middle of a Bar(Like going from straight 16th notes "1 e and a 2 e and a . . " right into eigth note triplets. These changes seem to be pretty common in rock for short bursts. I've also been concentrating on getting my alternate picking speeds up, which I think will help with learning this as well.


Awesome! That is a big help man. Thanks! O0