Hi Islansoul,

Here's an example. Let's say you want to do the song Sweet Georgia Brown. As a swing tune that might be a fast swing tempo of 180. But that would be counting it in normal time using swing 8ths. Imagine yourself counting the tune in with a tempo of 180.

The alternative is to treat it like a 16th feel, where the tempo is 90 instead of 180 . That is the cut time version . Tap your foot at 90 and you can see what kind of styles would work at that tempo. The speed of the song (for someone playing the melody) is the same.


Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.