KEEPING THE BEAT WITH THE LEFT HAND

(Keeping the beat with the left hand is a very common and useful technique. Here's some examples. Luis)

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B     B    |B     B    |
 l     l     l     l

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B O O B O O|B O O B O O|
 l r r l r r l r r l r r

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B   O B   O|B   O B   O|
 l   r l   r l   r l   r

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B   O B    |B   O B    |
 l   r l     l   r l

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B   O B O O|B   O B O  |
 l   r l r r l   r l r

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B   O B O  |B   O B O  |
 l   r l r   l   r l r

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B O   B   O|B   O B O  |
 l r   l   r l   r l r

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|
|B   O   O   B O   O   O|
 l   r   r   l r   r   r
In the following samples, the beat is played with the left, right or both hands (as indicated).

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|
|B   O O O   B O   O O  |
 r   l r l   r l   r l

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B   B O   O|B   B O   O|
 r   r l   l r   r l   l

|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B   B O O O|B   B O O O|
 r   r l r l r   r l r l

|1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6|
|B     O     B   B   O O|B   B O   O B   B   O O|
 r     l     r   r   r l r   r l   l r   r   r l

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