Originally Posted by Notes Norton
I know a lot of people feel that a triplet feel is swing, and it can be, but swing is more variable than that. It could be closer to two eighth notes, or closer to a dotted eighth and sixteenth note combo.
It's probably worth remembering, too, that it needn't be just 1/8 or 1/16 notes that are swung. Swung 1/2 notes are not uncommon. I've not really thought about swung 1/4, but I guess those too.

Yes, it's a feel and how, or even whether, it's notated is personal really. It's often written dotted and shorter, but it'll sometime just say "swing" somewhere near the tempo indication. Dum ti-dum ti-dum. smile

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