Originally published May 22, 2014, lightly edited for clarity.
This post continues the raw lick material series, this time covering groups of three in an eighth-note triplet rhythm. My last post was on organizing Groups Of 2 in triplets and Straight 8ths/16ths on our fingerboard. This time I would like to go over groups of 3. This lesson on groups of 3 will be demonstrated only in a 8th note triplet rhythm, however you can put the pulse in different places as well as varying accents and articulation to shape the feel of the line. Once again don’t forget to balance the exercise part of your practice with practicing playing music, meaning put these to work with play-a-long tracks by plugging them in your lines. Check out the following video and create your own licks! It’s fun!! Phrasing vocabulary is one of the fundamentals I teach.
