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Basic slip jig rhythm
The slip jig is in 9/8 time, with three beats to the bar like the waltz, and three eights to the beat like the jig:
Tempo and Feel
It's quite easy to get the right feel to the slip jig. The unusual 9/8 rhythm almost automatically gives it the right bounce. Play it fairly fast (about 140 beats per minute)and smoothly and hit the second note in each three eight-notes group a bit "too late" (if you play it at all that is), almost like
Despite the time signature, the slip jig is actually quite similar to the jig. Both rhtyms really emphasizes the 3-eight notes in a bar pattern, and it doesn't really matter that much whether there are two (as in the jig) or three (as in the slip jig) beats to the bar.
Rhythm patterns
You can use patterns similar to the ones for the jig (just add one more beat to the bar) such as:
and
and
You can also add some three note groups here and there, like:
Here's a special one I like to use sometimes:
Perhaps it sounds more like a jazz waltz than a slip jig, but it's great fun both to play and to listen to!