Published:
2018-09-19
Updated:
2026-09-28
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Counting Triplets
Time to chime in and reveal how simple it is to learn to play triplets and triplet based strums. Counting triplets is as simple as counting anything else. Simply use the counting system we all learned early on - use numbers.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: ML20
Main Category: Rhythm Main Instrument: Any
Categories: Chords, Rhythm, Strums
2026-08-23
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Time to chime in and reveal how simple it is to learn to play triplets and triplet based strums.
Counting triplets is as simple as counting anything else. Simply use the counting system we all learned early on - use numbers.
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
It's that simple, count evenly using numbers. None of this mixing number and one syllable nonsense: 1 - trip - let, 2 - trip-let, ...
If you count the rhythm correctly the beats take of their self - you are in tie.
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