Tap Rhythms
Two CDs containing piano music in a variety of styles and rhythms and played in a range of speeds to suit any student. Also included are short examples of tacit and stoptime, time signature and tempo changes.

Containing mainly 16 bar examples of just about every style you'll want to try and tap to makes these CDs ideal for students and teachers working towards major tap exams.

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Tap Rhythms 1
BLUES Numbers = Speed (bpm)
1 Oh Yeah 60
2 Livin' with the blues 60
3 Lover man 60
4 Georgia on my mind 60
5 Silhouette 72
6 Basie blues 72

BOOGIE (acc. 8ths)

7 Black and blue 150
8 Rockabye Basie 150
9 Jumpin' at the woodside 160
10 * Beaver Junction 160

CHA CHA

11 Wheels 96
12 Kiss me honey honey 96
13 Farrago 108
14 Never on Sunday 108
15 Dansero 128
16 Muchacha 128

JIVE

17 Opus one 168
18 Chattanooga choo choo 168

19 In the mood 176
20* Don't sit under the apple tree 176
21* Little brown jug 192
22* American patrol 192

BEGUINE/RUMBA

23 Perhaps perhaps perhaps 84
24 History of love 84
25 Green eyes 96
26 Americano 96
27 Sway 107
28 Besame mucho 107

JAZZ WALTZ

29 Lollipops and roses 170
30 Green leaves of summer 170
31* Gravy waltz 170
32 Lover 185
33 Baubles bangles and beads 185
34* Falling in love with love 200
35* The mood I'm in 200

WALTZ

36 Summer night 60
37 Live for life 80
38 Beautiful dreamer (12th notes) 80
39 Nature boy (acc. 8th's) 60
40 Betty Grable (acc 8th's) 80
41 Our waltz 100
42* Paradise 100
43 Would you 130
44* Someday my Prince will come 130
45 June bride 150
46* I'll take romance 150
47* Wonderful Copenhagen 175
48 It's a most unusual day 200

RAG TIME (even 8th's)

49 That lovin' rag 160
50 Temptation rag 160
51 Powder rag 170
52* Fiddlesticks rag 170
53* Hoghead shout 180
54* Jubilee rag 190

* 32 bars

Catalogue Number GDTR1        © Guy Dearden



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Tap Rhythms 2
MAMBO/CALYPSO Numbers = Speed (bpm)

1 Mambo in the moonlight 150
2 Under the sea 155
3* Latin soul 160
4* Benjamin Calypso 160

SAMBA
5 Choo choo samba 92
6 Tico tico 92
7 Don't you forget it 96
8 Eso beso 96
9* Man~ana 108
10* Laughing samba 108

TANGO 2/4

11 Blue twilight 80
12 Kiss of fire 95
13 Pablo the dreamer 110
14 La cumparsita 130

TANGO 4/4

15 Ecstasy 80
16 New fangled tango 95
17 Hernando's hideaway 110
18 Softly as in a morning sunrise 130

STOP TIME

19 Song and dance man 100
20 Small fry 100
21 Moonglow 110
22 'Scuse the bloos 110
23 Singin' in the rain 125
24 Old devil moon 135
25* The Maigret theme (3/4) 160

TACIT

26 Is you is my baby? 100
27 Broadway baby 100
28 They can't take that away 110
29 There's a tiny house 120
30 Moonlight bay 120
31 Isn't this a lovely day 135
32* He danced with me (3/4) 175

TACIT AND STOP TIME

33 Why 110
34 Tip-toe through the tulips 110
35 You were meant for me 125
36 Cabaret 175
37 The best things in life are free 200
38 Somebody stole my girl (40bar) 215
39* Just one of those things 225
40* Ma 225
41* Give my regards to Broadway 235
42* Yankie doodle 235
43* Falling in love with love (3/4) 195

TIME SIG. CHANGE

44 Pass me by (6/8-3-6/8) 115
45 What'll I do (3-4-3) 120
46 The old piano roll blues (4-3) 125
47 Shoe shine boy (4-3-4) 125
48 Fly me to the moon (3-4-3-4) 130
49 Around the world (3-4) 130
50 Charade (3-4-3) 135
51 Can't smile (4-3-4-3) 135
TEMPO CHANGE

52 Fortuosity (Q-S-Q)
53 Mountain greenery (S-Q-S-Q)
54 Button up your overcoat (M-Q-M)
55 There will never be another you (S-Q)
56 Aint she sweet (Q-M-Q)
57 Steppin' out with my baby (S-Q)
58 Good morning (M-Q-M)
59 Almost like being in love (S-M-Q)
TIME AND TEMPO CHANGE

60 Second hand rose (Q4-M3-Q4)
61 Fly me to the moon (M3-Q4-M3-Q4)
62 It's a lovely day today (Q4-M3-Q4)
63 A fella with an umbrella (S4-M3-S4-M3)
64 Let's call the whole (M4-S3-M4-S3-M4)
65 Girl talk (S4-M3-S4)
66 Johnson rag (M3-Q4-M3-Q4)
67 Oh you beautiful doll (M6/8-S4-M6/8)

FAST 4/4 (8 bar)

68 Happy feet 200
69 Me and my girl 200
70 Dames 220
71 Come follow the band 220
72 The gold diggers song 240
73 Go into your dance 240
* 32 bars
Catalogue Number GDTR2        © Guy Dearden



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