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Kobayashi
Aug 13, 2004

by Nyc_Tattoo
I hope this is the right thread to ask general "theory" kind of questions. There's an accordion solo at about the 2:40 mark in the song Come with Me Now by The Kongos. The beat kind of transitions from what I would describe is "normal" to what I would describe as "really cool." My question is, toward the end of the solo, is that an example of syncopation? If not, what is it? if you can't tell, I really don't have any idea what I'm talking about.

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Kobayashi
Aug 13, 2004

by Nyc_Tattoo
Interesting! It's frustrating not having the vocabulary to express what I am trying to say. I'm talking solely about the accordion playing. At about 2:37, the accordion guy plays one... beat? (I don't know what the right term is) I believe it repeats six times. Then from 2:48 to 2:53 he switches to some other, shorter beat? and plays that four times. It's that second beat that catches my attention. It seems like the third note is more drawn out than the others or something. Does that make any sense?

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