▁of ▁adjacent ▁e ighth ▁notes ▁( or ▁six teenth ▁notes , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁swing ) ▁as ▁slightly ▁asym met rical ▁pairs ▁of ▁similar ▁values . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁spectrum , ▁the ▁" d otted ▁e ighth ▁– ▁six teenth " ▁rh ythm , ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁note ▁three ▁times ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁short . ▁Pre val ent ▁" d otted ▁rh yth ms " ▁such ▁as ▁these ▁in ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁section ▁of ▁dance ▁bands ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century ▁are ▁more ▁accur ately ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" sh uffle "; ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁an ▁important ▁feature ▁of ▁bar o que ▁dance ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁styles . ▁ ▁In ▁jazz , ▁the ▁swing ▁ratio ▁typically ▁lies ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 1 : 1 ▁and ▁ 3 : 1 , ▁and ▁can ▁vary ▁consider ably . ▁Sw ing ▁r ati os ▁in ▁jazz ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁wider ▁at ▁slower ▁tem pos ▁and ▁nar ro wer ▁at ▁faster ▁tem pos . ▁In ▁jazz ▁scores , ▁swing ▁is ▁often ▁assumed , ▁but ▁is ▁sometimes ▁explicitly ▁indicated . ▁For ▁example , ▁" S atin ▁D oll ", ▁a ▁swing ▁era ▁jazz ▁standard , ▁was ▁not ated ▁in ▁ ▁time ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁versions ▁includes ▁the ▁direction , ▁medium ▁swing . ▁ ▁Gen res ▁using ▁swing ▁rh ythm ▁ ▁Sw ing ▁is ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁bl ues , ▁country , ▁and ▁jazz , ▁and ▁often ▁appears ▁in ▁other ▁gen res ▁such ▁as ▁rock , ▁fun k , ▁and