Typical Jazz Syncopations
Mr. Ekstrand
Here are some rhythmic ideas that can be found in a wide variety of jazz music. Please practice
them and internalize these rhythms. You don't need to memorize these- they are written for your
benefit in understanding seemingly complicated syncopated rhythms that appear frequently.
This is how it should feel:
eae
Sometimes written as:
Usually written as:
1 2& 8 & 4 1 2(e&) ag(e&) a 4 1 DOO baDOO ba 4
Here are examples of how to count rhythms using eighth note subdivision.
1&2 8&3 & 4 & 18 2 3g