Swing and Straight Eighths

[mastersuperfan]

Is there a way to notate straight eighths in swing? I don't want to re-notate several phrases into a ton of triplets in order to notate two measures with straight eighths playing at the same time as swing eighths.

More specifically, I'm referring to the part at 0:53 in this theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTCSQevpuOg

[Olimar12345]

If it is a short section, you could write "Straight Eighths" with a dotted line bracketing the specific figure (similar to the 8va). If it is a change for a big section (like the rest of the piece) put a double bar line before the change, then write "Straight Eighths" Like you did at the beginning for swing. You could also write "Straight 8's" or straight (eighth note)'s" obviously substituting the parenthesis for an actual eighth note.

This works in reverse, too (like the example you gave. I'd write the piece with straight eighths, then put double bar line and write "Swing Eighths" where it changes. You could also write "Jazz (eighth note)'s"

[mastersuperfan]

So then, this would be acceptable?

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[Tobbeh99]

On the topic: I wonder since you only have like a couple of notes that are straight eighths, could you notate the straight eighths as duplets, for clarification??

[Olimar12345]

What the heck? You've arranged it in reverse. The first 57 seconds are straight and the last part is swing.

[braix]

*The first 36 seconds
But yeah the first part of the song is straight eighths ._.

[mastersuperfan]

Yeah, it is. That's how I notated it. It's arranged: Straight --> Swing --> Straight (in order to accommodate for the straight eighth notes that are playing along with the swing eighths).

If it's not clear, check the project thread to see the full arrangement.