Swung note


 
 

A Swung note is a rhythmic device, also known as a shuffle note; it is an augmentation of the initial note in a pair and diminution of the second. The style of playing music with these notes is known as swing or shuffle. (See "swing" article for other uses of the term.)

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Notes which are not swung are straight notes (no shuffle). A swing rhythm can be thought of as composed of swung notes.

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Mostly common this is done with eighth notes and ranges anywhere from treating the initial eighth as a triplet quarter note to a dotted eighth (hard shuffle).

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When the initial and final eighth note form a ratio of:

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