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The top number tells you how many beats are in each measure while the bottom number tells you what value those beats are. If the bottom number is a 4, it means the beats are quarter notes. If it's a 2 it means the beats are half notes and if it's an 8 it means the beats are 8th notes.
- What does 3 on top of 8 mean in time signature?
- What is time signature What does the upper number signify how about the lower number?
- What is the second number in a time signature?
What does 3 on top of 8 mean in time signature?
3/4 for instance indicates that there are three quarter notes per measure, while 3/8 means that there are three eighth notes in each measure. You can do this for any time signature: 9/16 means there are a total of nine sixteenth notes in each measure, 12/8 means each measure has a total of twelve eighth notes.
What is time signature What does the upper number signify how about the lower number?
A time signature notation does two things: The top number indicates how many beats occur per measure, and the lower number gives the type of note that will receive one beat (see figure 2.2). For example, if the time signature is 4/4, the upper number indicates that there are four beats per measure.
What is the second number in a time signature?
The second number, or the "denominator", in a time signature is always a power of 2 and, if you were to change it to a different power of 2, the song could be played exactly the same way.
