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200:'s "Willie Mae" (1949). This popular, danceable shuffle style was present on many early rock and roll records. It was played on the electric guitar at least as early as 1950 by Robert Kelton on Jimmy McCracklin's "Rockin' All Day." Either played on the guitar, piano or both, the "chop", "chuck" or "skank" offbeat eventually influenced Jamaican rhythm and blues of the 1950s, which morphed into ska in late 1962, then rocksteady and reggae, all of which featured the offbeat "chuck" or "skank" guitar. 631: 28: 233:
Mandolin "chunks", or more commonly known as "chops", rarely include a down-beat strum. When a mandolin is playing rhythm it is most often in conjunction with other instruments, such as guitar and bass, which produce the main beat. The mandolin contributes to the rhythm by producing a sharp "chunk"
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can be played and allowed to ring, with the remainder of the chord being "chucked" on the up beat. This technique is usually used in a rhythmically simple manner, such as chucking on every beat, or bass notes on down beats and chucking on up beats.
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bands typically do not have a drummer, and the timekeeping role is shared between several instruments. The
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pioneered, and it gave the music a harder groove and separated it from old-time and mountain music.
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The offbeat was played on the piano in rhythm and blues "shuffle" style, as heard in songs like
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The "chuck" usually consists of a downward strum on the up beat notes. Alternatively, the
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and keeps the rhythm together and moving. It's one of the innovations bluegrass inventor
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on the upbeat notes. This is particularly common when playing
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plays chop chords on the off-beats or upbeats. (see:
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