Are you FAST ENOUGH? Learn Triplets on guitar

Learn how to play triplet rhythms when soloing on guitar. When you take a solo, do you feel that you can play "fast enough?" most rock and pop songs aren't actually that fast, but when the tempo does get up there, sixteenth notes can be a challenge. Sometimes triplets are a better option. I argue that triplets often sound better than 16th notes anyway. Outside of our guitar world, most audiences prefer rhythm and melody over pure speed.
Learn to play triplet lines like Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and Toto's Steve Lukather.
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Great lesson🎉... Maybe Free Bird could be added to the list.

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4 out of 5, and strawberry or the Jimmy Page thing really helps! ✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

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Nice! 4 out of 5 is good!

[@jcoffeycup]

Another cool lesson. How about a psychedelic episode featuring the Indian pentatonic? For those trippy Beatles and Stones songs.

[@dawin6710]

I got it all correct. "How to implement interesting rhythmic aspect to our imporvisations". How about a video from Mr. Blue on that subject. That would be nice. Thanks

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Great suggestion thank you. I'll think about how to do a video on that.

[@josealbaposse]

Thanks Blue!! Hope I get better at playing faster, I’ll keep on trying. My aim is to perform correctly the riiff of “ juego de seduccion” de Soda Stereo. Thanks again!!!!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks José! I'll check out that song. I've taught a couple of their songs before 😀

[@capearkona1989]

I´m not really good at playing fast but I think that triplet thing will help, with a lot of practice of course😁 Thanks for another great lesson! I´m not sure but I think Joe Walsh uses triplets in the solo of the song Dirty Laundry by the Eagles, the live version here on youtube. But I might be wrong.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool thanks! I'll have a listen to that song. It wouldn't surprise me, Joe Walsh would have triplets 😀

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Man I would die to learn and play an electric guitar just like you but the only guitar I could afford is an Air Guitar 1980 Vintage 1 of a kind supreme edition.

[@neildobbs7278]

nice video. i got the quiz all right apart from the last curve ball. I went for triplets, doh!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Nice job! That's still a good score :)

[@Greenriver842]

I love 16ths in group of 3

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Yeah depending on the tempo, sounds great.

[@realjumper]

I could hear the triplets in your test straight away, but the others, the non triplets were a bit more tricky to define. Good exercise! Speed for the sake of speed does nothing for me, melody and coherent composition wins every time...imo of course :)

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Thanks @realjumper I agree melody over speed... usually 😀

[@canadianintheukbrian]

perfect must be the Canadian in me, getting the speed up is tough and maybe saying the words triplet in your head could help

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Saying the words certainly helps to replicate the triplet rhythms :)

[@MrReStories]

Triple it triple it triple it triple it triple it. That's how I learnt it. And that makes total sense😎

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That works well too. I've done that one 😀

[@mikestroud9969]

I think John Sykes Jr used triplets with Whitesnake if I remember right. I'm getting older 😂 take care 👍👋💯✌️

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Cool that's possible. I dont know offhand but next time they come up on Spotify I'll listen for it 😀

[@josearalat]

Love Gun by Kiss

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Hmm good one. I'll check it out thanks 😀

[@garycooks]

I came here, trying to figure out a way to play the triplet part of the solo in funky monks by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Nice! That's a cool part for sure. Hope it helped

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😎🤘

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Thanks for watching 👍

[@davidweier]

I’ve learned to say “trip-pa-let, trip-pa-let”

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

That works too, defnitely done that before :)

[@bobconnor6164]

John Lennon is playing triplets on All my lovin!

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Oh hadn't thought of that. In the strumming I think? Will have a listen thanks.

[@99sfllc]

Which video is where you teach to Petal ? I think it was a technique you named yourself.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Is it this one you mean? The "bend and touch" like a pedal steel guitar? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXW0eJ6Qiah2f7M

[@99sfllc]

That’s wasn’t it but I just was just rocking on this vid using your Wild bend & touch on a few southern rock progressions. Great vid too. Thank you.

[@Evan-tj1te]

Neal Schon uses triplets a lot in his fast runs. Just listen to the first solo in Any Way You Want It. Blazing fast but clean and precise

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Good example thank you!

[@samsalemi9769]

1:46, literally any Kirk Hammett solo written before 1990

[@tonywhetham8165]

I got the first sixteenth wrong but having heard it I immediately recognized the second sixteenth example.

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Nice! Good work!!

[@neiladams2107]

The drummer in me says good lesson. Agree, melody is more interesting than speed.

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Cool, thanks!

[@trusarmor4957]

3:13 so to be considered decent you had to be above 120bpm? what of us older learners with slow fingers, or vice versa? can we even get fast?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

I dont think so. There are loads of great guitar players who don't play fast. Melody and rhythmic interest are more important for most genres like rock, blues, pop etc

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@@GuitarLessonsVancouver i come back to this comment a lot .. thank you🙂

[@98939893]

How about: B-B-King B-B-King B-B-King ?

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Oooh perfect!!! I don't think he played triplets much, or at all, but the syllables are perfect for 😀

[@TeleStratman]

Rory Gallagher. King of triplets.

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Hmmm good example. I have to listen to more Gallagher again, thanks for the comment!

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Do the India Count: Ta-Ki-Te , :)) and thx for Vids from you :)

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Ahhh that works, thanks!!

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HI for 16th notes i take the: ta-ke-ti-mi .. i know that it sounds in english language not so than in German .. but i believe it will be a methode to surch for you the best "harmonic slang" Greetings from Germany :))@@GuitarLessonsVancouver

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@@Andy_E.2677 Nice! That would work well thanks! Or the words from Aretha Franklin's song "Respect": Sock-it-to-me Sock-it-to-me 😀

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Beneath , Between , Behind / Rush...Alex plays triplets

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Good point there are probably lots of triplets in Rush songs.

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Ringo 🐕

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Dicky betts

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Yeah probably! Good example thanks 😀

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🎉Nice!!!!

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Sugaree? Jerry Garcia

[@GuitarLessonsVancouver]

Hmm good example. I'll have a listen thanks!!!

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