How to practice unstable "wonky" beats on guitar without drums
Lately I've been getting into "wonky" music,
a subgenre of electronic music known primarily for its off-kilter or “unstable” beats, as well as its eclectic blend of genres including hip hop, electro-funk, chiptune, jazz fusion, glitch, and crunk.
as well as J Dilla beats and "drunk swing".
I'd like to explore this on rhythm guitar, without a drummer.
How do I reproduce and practice Wonky beats accurately at a steady tempo? Wonky beats have the rhythmic equivalent of scalar microtones which makes counting kind of difficult.
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Just yesterday I stumbled upon a video that covers this topic - it makes uses of quintuplet / septuplets swing:
You can write your own patterns in a DAW/sequencer, and play along.
Expanding, as from here:
Quintuplet swing subdivides the beat into quintuplets. The first note is three quintuplets long and the second note is two quintuplets. This corresponds to a swing ratio of 3:2 or 60%. It has a more powerful and angular sound than the standard triplet swing.
In septuplet swing , the first note is four septuplets and the second note is three septuplets. This corresponds to a swing ratio of 4:3 or roughly 57%. It has a really hip, lop-sided feel.
You can practice runs of 5/7 notes over a steady 4/4, using ghost notes to skip some beats, or other similar techniques.
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