Bass Lessons - Triplets Lesson bass tab

triplets are one note play three times in quick succession

they are usually played with the index middle and ring fingers

a good example is the song the toys go winding down

G----------101010-111111-------------------I

D--888-888---------------888-888-11-888----I

A------------------------------------------I

E------------------------------------------I

G-------10*-11*------------------I

D--8*-8*--------8*-8*-11*-8*-----I

A--------------------------------I

E--------------------------------I

* - triplets

those are the two common ways of notating triplets

triplets can alow you to play faster or add more notes in to add

ornamentation

triplets are icing on the cake in any song to put emphasis an any

note

keep practicing