*Note: In the above recorded messages, I refer to "rockin' sixths," this is my way of referring to "guitar shuffle" rhythm common in Rhythm & Blues music. I also refer to "swing," a jazz rhythm term. Truth out: it's all of the same historic reference. This is about "time" not necessarily style. Swing "time" indicates a rhythm identified by writing or changing straight eighth notes to dotted-eight-sixteenth. Moreover, in 4/4, the swing beat is identified by the 2 & 4 beats being dotted-eighth-sixteenth. Thus on beats 1 and 4, you get t'1&2&t'3&4&t'1...and so on, or, on every beat 1&t'2&t'3&t'4t'1..."! and so on. This, beats 2 & 4 (the beats you snap your fingers to) are known as the swing beats, or, referring to either separately: the "swing note(s)" swung notes, or, and get this, the "shuffle note."
Check this: Swing (jazz performance style), look at the table of contents and click on Swing Note, you see it is also called the Shuffle Note! The article link shows "swinging every beat." Think about what have written and the article...and go with dotted-eighth-sixteenth when written.
And ALWAYS seek further instruction.
Boogie Woogie begat Swing begat Jump Blues which became Rock & Roll. Look up each of those, they're all linked anyway, in Wikipedia, great articles.
V is commonly played as turnaround in last bar (as opposed to I).
8 Bar Blues
Another 8 bar blues example is "It's Not My Cross To Bear."
("Cross to Bear" plays I7 throughout bar 7.)
For more on the above "Blues Section" see: this page.
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Buck's Set List (original as given to me, includes only my initial notes):
As far as "rockin sixths" or Chuck Berry style goes -- play messages at upper left -- the Set List above references that rhythmic style only once (see: Wait). I have updated that particular aspect and other things in the UPDATE below; turns out there are number of of songs in that style, BUT also see Conclusion at bottom of page.
UPDATE 10.14.08
These notes are from the songs on CD I gave out (also uploaded at the link above). Note how many "rockin sixths" are listed below (underlined titles). The Set List above is NOT updated to reflect the notes below:
The Conductor
I get how it's played (on Buck's CD), but we did (I did) the guitar train sound start at JD Jags and we didn't do it the next night. Also, personally, I think with one chording instrument (guitar) The Conductor should probably be played using the rockin sixths style, but I don't know. It's also a 12 bar quick change form. The CD has some sort of break down turn around ending, but it's a cluster puck --sounds like it's suppose to be a slow down ending, again I don't know.
Biscuit Bakin' Woman
It has stops with no "sliding" into each stop chord (except for the drums) -- on the CD the bass is doing it (playing a pick-up note before the stop) the guitar isn't. I suggest no slide (or pick-up) because other songs have that so differentiation is avaiable here... OR everybody do it... which really only means me (guit) but that's different from what's on the CD and if there are other songs with this then it gets monotonous and boring. If the guit and bass do only the one stop, they have to be tight -- together. It's actually harder without the pick-up note because the tendency is to do it.
Be Careful
Rockin sixths (during harp solo anyway) -- has stops during vocals with embellished slides/pick-ups. 12 bar quick change. also has stops at solo begins (each).
Seves You Right To Suffer
mono-chord (no changes/med-slow drone blues, occassional stops if desired at verse or solo starts).
Wait
rockin sixths. I - IV changes only. uses dynamics. stops at end of verses--not on 1st "wait, stop a minute" vocal but after 2nd "wait stop a minute" line--then IV-IV I.
it does this IV-IV I after solos, i guess. then they do various stops (if there's a studio version i could decifer if there's a pattern --patterns are better when MEMORIZING. they seem to try to get heavier at the end and end with two bars (not counting last hold) of hits:
I I I I IV IV IV IV I (hold).
Hard Drivin' Man
mono chord verse start and start of verses; very distorted bass lick; stops; goes into rockin sixths for chorus section. solos: 12 bar, NO quick change. back to monochord; rinse and repeat.
Call Me The Breeze
rockin sixths (med-fast). 12 bar NO quick change. to be continued...
Built For Comfort
12 bar quick change; med-shuffle.
I'm A King Bee (Muddy Waters)
form:
rockin sixths feel only; med slow.
Pack Fair and Square
rockin sixths. med-fast. 12 bar NO quick change. stop before *solos* if desired.
End with 5 hits (I chord), drum lick, then hit & hold.
Killing Floor
Floyd's Hotel
rockin sixths; med.; 12 bar NO quick change.
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Conclusion...
Whether I play all those "rockin sixths" above is whole other story! I mean, as long as it's up to me, first I'll forget (with no other instrument to remind me), and second I'll opt for some attempt at something to "mix it up" from song to song... well, it's either pop-song, a shuffle, or the "rockin sixths"... so not much choice -- really there's only two, which brings me full circle to why I made this effort.
At least, the idea is to NOT play them where they aren't listed.
Despite my best efforts mistakes will be made... by yours truly.