How To Play Dotted 8th Delays: Settings and Exercises

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In this lesson, you will discover everything there is to know about playing dotted 8th delays (sometimes spelled Dotted Eighths).

I will show you the best settings on your delay pedal, including 4 different ways to set it up, whether you have access to dotted 8th subdivisions and a tap tempo or not.

Then, I'll show you scale exercises and a song by Pink Floyd to practice in order to get perfect Dotted 8th timing.

Let's dive in!

0:00 Intro
1:20 Setup #1: Dotted 8th subdivisions
1:58 Setup #2: 4 against 3 polyrhythms
2:54 Setup #3: Bo Diddley trick
3:56 Setup #4: No tap tempo
4:43 Best repeats and Mix settings
6:06 Major scale exercise with dotted 8ths
7:57 Pentatonic exercise with dotted 8ths
8:35 Pink Floyd's Run Like Hell Exercise
12:07 Free course

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