Sleepwalk by Santo & Johnny was the song my teacher used to introduce me to 6/8.
It is a lot easier to feel the difference in accents in person than it is to try and explain it or understand it from a book or the internet.
That waltz feel thing with 3/4.. I think everyone understands that. 6/8 is not that.
Once you get it you can feel it listening to songs and can tell when they're 6/8 vs 3/4. If a song comes on in the background that is 6/8 on the radio or something it will catch my attention at this point.
Norwegian Wood was mentioned.. I agree that one is not real obvious with the feel/accents. I want to hear it as 3/4 when I listen to it.
The other instruments in a mix can make it really obvious. Drummer only accenting 4.. toms on 1-2-3 then snare on 4 then toms on 5-6 and maybe the bass player is accenting 1. That can really telegraph it.
Last edited by beninma; 01-04-2019 at 10:15 AM.
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