Serto

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This Greek 4/4 rhythm is known as serto (sometimes sirto). The rhythm has a distinct 3-3-2 feel, as the accented beats occur there within the overall 4/4 structure. It is commonly encountered in this form:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D  kDktkD  kTktk

[edit] Variations

Serto has numerous variations:

[edit] variation 1: basic w/D-T-T accents

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D d k T t k T k

[edit] variation 2: basic w/D-D-T accents

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D d k D d k T k

[edit] variation 3: D-T-T with bridge

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D d k T t k Tktk

[edit] variation 4: with frills

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D tkt K tktkT k

[edit] variation 5: sparse frills

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D tkt K t k T tk

[edit] variation 6: heavy frills

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
Dktkt T tktkT tk

[edit] variation 7: heavy frills w/trill

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
D l t TktktkTktk