losthobos said:
Bob..Bigger fish to fry?? Id been imagining you taking that puppy for endless walks...bet theyve grown some...
No im not sure ive grasped your drift totally either... by 2 beat do you mean playing on the 1 and 3 or getting more swing motion by playing on the 2 and 4...its a complex area these stradella rhythms...you need to retire asap and make a study video for hungry foxes like me...
The Bigger fish, has been trying to get to the end of my professional career before the work completely dried up. I used to play a lot of Bass Gtr and D/Bass in bands for dancing in hotels and ballrooms (amongst many other things) with a wide variety of of musicians, so when I got hold of the Stradella it seemed to suggest ways to re-create some of these rhythms.
But sorting rhythms is much easier if theyre
named and retained. Using the Waltz as an example; a Slow Waltz and a Viennese waltz have the same components but its the speed thats different, also the Viennese has more of a swing to it.*
But to make a slow waltz more interesting you could remove the 3rd beat (chord) which creates a little tension, putting it back for a chorus. It doesnt change the fact that its waltz. Or add a quaver Dominant bass note before the next Root note to give it a lift, but its still a Waltz. And this is why its so important to practice rhythms on their own, so that you can dovetail the 2 hands together without having to think so much about it.
The same applies to a 2 beat rhythm, which includes a Polkas, old style Country and Western, or various Folk danceable tunes, its still a 2 Beat and has the same basic components, in this case Bass Chord, Bass Chord, but this is where it gets interesting, a Root to Chord rhythm only, has less apparent depth than one that includes a Dominant bass where it can be fitted in, and its this Dominant bass note that opens the door to other rhythms.
Getting back to the OT, theres many different valid versions out there. Its not a tragic song, even though the lyric at the end suggests a little doubt or need. I imagine this played in time with a flowing RH going to chords on the longer notes but the LH playing a more juxtaposed 60s pop ballad rhythm, B C BB C. etc etc..
