12/8 metronome — 12 beats a bar, accents where they belong

Twelve beats in four groups of three — the shuffle of blues, doo-wop and soul ballads, where every beat swings in triplets. The click accents one, four, seven and ten, so it feels like four slow beats each split in three.

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Beats per bar
Sound

The first beat of each bar is accented. Everything runs in this tab — close it and the click stops.

Counting 12/8

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Highlighted beats are accented: the click is higher and louder there, and the drum kit plays the kick.

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