Narayano,

That actually is a really good question to ask. I was too arrogant to ask and it literally took me months to figure it out on my own.

There is two types of western music, music where every note is played exactly on the beat and music where some notes are played on the beat but other notes are played slightly before or after the beat. On the beat is even time. Slightly before or after the beat is swing time which is also called a shuffle beat.

I've found the easiest way to determine if a song uses even or swing time is to listen to how the drummer plays sixteenth or eighth notes on high hat or ride cymbals.

Create two short songs of the same chord progression and at the same tempo. Use a swing style with one and even style for the other. I bet you'll hear the difference.

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