Most of a song's rhythms may not be too tricky and can be just figured out
   when you hit em...


But SOMEtimes things get "jazzy".
   Rhythms get intricate enough that you HAVE to count em out.

A good way to do that is
  figure out the highest precision you need to count in the section

  Here's an example courtesy of "DragonPianoPlayer" of PianoWorld.com forums:
  

  Just quarter notes?
     1 2 3 4

  Eighth notes too?
     1 &  2 &  3 &  4 &

  Sixteenth notes too?  Hoo boy.  Pop, eh?
     1 e & a  2 e & a  3 e & a  4 e & a

  Oh waltz time?  3/4?
     1 2 3

  Oh 6/8?
     MAYbe  1 &  2 &  3 &
     but, more than likely actually  1 2 3  1 2 3

  Oh some tricky blues?  they often go:
     1 & a  2 & a  3 & a  4 & a


You just gotta calculate it out.
   Make sure you get em right, or the song may be "jazzy",
      but not in a good way :)
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