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Rhythm Exercises in Triplets

Pete Sklaroff
C major scale in triplets
1 3 3
  2          3 3 3 
      
       
3 3
    
  
3 3 3
3
 7 8 7 
  7 9 10
8 10 10 8
10 9 7 
 
7 9 10 10 9 7
7 8 10 10 8 7
8 10 10 8 7 8

Rest on first triplet beat

 3  3           3 3 3 
     
4 5 6

           
3 3 3   
3 3
 7 8 
 7 10
8 10 8
9 7 
 
7 10 9 7
7 10 8 7
10 8 7 8

Rest on second triplet beat


 3 3       3 3 
          
7 8 9
            
  
3 3 3 3 3 3
 8 7 
 7 9
8 10 8
10 7 
 
7 9 10 7
7 8 10 7
8 10 7 8

Rest on third triplet beat


 3  3            3
      
10 11 12 3 
             
3 3 3 3
3 3
 7 7 
 9 10
10 10
10 9

 
9 10 10 9
8 10 10 8
8 10 10 8 8

Play first triplet beat only

  3   3   3    
13 14
   15  3 
3

                       

3 3 3 3 3
 7 
 9
10
10 
 
9 10
8 10
8 10 8

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Play second triplet beat only

 3 3
     3 3

           
16 17 18
            
     

    
3 3 3 3 3 3
 7 
 10
10
9 
 10
10 9
8

10 8 8

Play third triplet beat only

  3   3          3  3
3

     
19 20 21
           
  
      
3 3 3 3 3
 8 
 7
8 8
7 
 
7 7
7 7
7 8

3 against 2 rhythm #1

 3  3            3
         
22 23 24 3

             

3 3 3 3 3 3
 8 
 7 10
10 10
10 7 
 
9 9
7 10 10 7
8 8 8

3 against 2 rhythm #2

  3   3          3
   
3
         
25 26 27

      
  
3 3 3 3 3 3
 7 7 
 9
8 8
9 
 
7 10 10 7
8 8
10 10 7 8

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