7 Levels Of Polymeter

Here's 7 musical excerpts featuring polymeter, along with suggested counting for both meters. They're in order of how difficult I think they are.

0:00 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
0:30 - Meshuggah - New Millennium Cyanide Christ
1:10 - Gunship - Pink Mist
1:48 - Freak Kitchen - Murder Groupie
2:25 - Cloudkicker - Oh, God
3:08 - Cloudkicker - God Be With Ye
4:14 - Conlon Nancarrow - Study #37 For Player Piano

A good lesson if this is new to you is here -    • POLYMETER - Understanding and Using C...  

I've added the sound of me counting both time signatures, with what I suggest as the easier one in the left ear, and the more difficult one in the right ear. I'd suggest you try listening through and counting the left ear by itself, then the right, then both.

There's lots of room for interpretation here - is the music "really" in one time signature with offbeats? Maybe, but this can be a useful way to think about repeating offbeat patterns.

Also, there's a few things that could be counted or notated differently. I chose what I thought would be easiest to a relative beginner, but I'm curious if anyone has strong feelings on any particular choices I made.

Hope you enjoy!