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Saxophone Foundations

Beginner · Ages 9+

Lesson 5 · 12 min

Your first swing rhythm

Feel the long–short pattern of swing.

Steps

  1. 1Say “doo-bah, doo-bah” — long-short.
  2. 2Play it on G with the metronome at 80 BPM.
  3. 3Accent beats 2 and 4.

Today's practice

Swing B–A–G for one minute along with the metronome.

Practice tool

Metronome

80 BPM