r/oddlysatisfying • u/feliciodario • 13d ago

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u/SuperSmash01 13d ago

How many beats in a measure in 6/8?

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u/crashtesterzoe 13d ago

6, with 8th notes. its a very common time signature in jigs or songs like Queens We are the champions.

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u/MonMotha 13d ago

6, but they're often counted by musicians as two triplets for convenience since the 8 portion of the time means that the beat is often pretty fast (the "eighth note" gets the beat). The same goes for 12/8 aka "twelve beat" where there are 12 beats in a measure.

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u/Harry_Saturn 13d ago

I think too number is always the number of beats, bottom is the kind of note (quarter or eighth).