james blackburn-lynch
Oct-15-2004, 6:51am
I've been playing with tunes like "Caribou Reel" and "Catharsis" and the aforementioned "Highlander's Reel" for a while now, and the connection is they all have parts where the stressed notes come every 3 (and then after 2 at the end of a measure occassionally) even though the tune is in 2/4 (or 4/4).
I've tried getting the right feel by using a downstroke to emphasize the stressed note but then I'm doing DUD DUD DU and that feels so jig-like to me that I'm afraid I'm actually slipping into 6/8 feel. #If so, I'm pretty sure the timing is wrong. #Since I'm usually playing these difficult tunes by myself, and the difference would be so slight (and then I'd go back to the correct timing as soon as the measure was over), it's very difficult to tell if I'm getting the timing right.
So, I'm trying hard to stay with DUDUDUDU and just get that extra punch with an upstroke, but I'm still not convinced that the feel is there.
Anyone have any specific suggestions how I can get it straight and know it? #(I think confidence tends to be a problem in all my playing, but it's simply not possible to just be confident.)
I've tried getting the right feel by using a downstroke to emphasize the stressed note but then I'm doing DUD DUD DU and that feels so jig-like to me that I'm afraid I'm actually slipping into 6/8 feel. #If so, I'm pretty sure the timing is wrong. #Since I'm usually playing these difficult tunes by myself, and the difference would be so slight (and then I'd go back to the correct timing as soon as the measure was over), it's very difficult to tell if I'm getting the timing right.
So, I'm trying hard to stay with DUDUDUDU and just get that extra punch with an upstroke, but I'm still not convinced that the feel is there.
Anyone have any specific suggestions how I can get it straight and know it? #(I think confidence tends to be a problem in all my playing, but it's simply not possible to just be confident.)