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Post by Diablo Codyβ’ on Nov 16, 2006 10:23:29 GMT -5
How can you tell if it's 6/8 or 3/4? What do those numbers mean?
What DO those numbers mean?
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Post by Rob64 on Nov 16, 2006 10:38:28 GMT -5
What DO those numbers mean?
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Post by benmcd2000 on Nov 16, 2006 11:09:57 GMT -5
How can you tell if it's 6/8 or 3/4? What do those numbers mean?
I'm curious to know about a few of my songs. lol. I have a song that has a different beat than most of the others. Most times, there is "tick-tick-tock-tick/tick-tick-tock-tick" but this one song is "tick-tick-tick-tock-tick-tick" So it's an "a-a-b-a/a-a-b-a" and the other is "a-a-a-b-a-a/a-a-a-b-a-a". These numbers are time signatures. This first number tells you how many beats are in each measure and the second number is the note value that constitutes one beat. So in 3/4, there are three beats in each measure and a quarter note gets one beat. Most waltzes are in 3/4 time...that is why "Breakaway" sounds like a waltz. Same with Avril's "I'm With You" and Faith Hill's "Cry." In 6/8 time, each measure must contain 6 eighth-note beats. 6/8 is a bit more complicated then 3/4. It's a little harder for the regular music listener to hear. In most 3/4 songs, you should be able to count it out. I'd have to hear your songs to say for sure what time signature they are in. The first one you list sounds like it's in 4/4. Not sure about the 2nd one though!
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Post by JayBoozer on Nov 16, 2006 11:12:59 GMT -5
6/8 time is a compound duple meter, while 3/4 is a simple triple meter, meaning in 3/4 there are 3 beats per measure, and the quater note gets the beat, while in 6/8 there are 2 beats per measure and the dotted quarter note gets the beat.
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Post by Felicia on Nov 16, 2006 12:03:24 GMT -5
Any song examples? I'm a bit confused lol. I think I get the 3/4 one. (listens to IWY & Cry.)
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Post by missclarkson on Nov 16, 2006 12:06:36 GMT -5
u really don't know about beat and interval in music?
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Post by Crushcrushchris on Nov 16, 2006 12:07:50 GMT -5
Cold's Stupid Girl is in 6/8 :)
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Post by Rob64 on Nov 16, 2006 12:51:33 GMT -5
4/4 = "do do do da, do do do da, do do do da, do do do da" 3/4 = "do do da, do do da, do do da, do do da"
Is that correct?
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Post by Felicia on Nov 16, 2006 12:55:51 GMT -5
u really don't know about beat and interval in music? Yah. We got some basic music lesson going here lol.
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Post by damnnnitzzjohn on Nov 16, 2006 13:37:05 GMT -5
OMG! I AM DRIPPING WET FOR NEW AVRIL!
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Post by benmcd2000 on Nov 16, 2006 14:48:32 GMT -5
Any song examples? I'm a bit confused lol. I think I get the 3/4 one. (listens to IWY & Cry.) 6/8 examples include *We Are The Champions-Queen *I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues-Elton John *Yer Blues-The Beatles *You've Really Got a Hold On Me-Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Nov 16, 2006 19:21:30 GMT -5
I was listening to 'I'm The Only One' by Melissa Etheridge and it has the same time thingy as the song I made that I was talking about.
a-a-a-b-a-a/
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Post by benmcd2000 on Nov 16, 2006 21:34:32 GMT -5
I was listening to 'I'm The Only One' by Melissa Etheridge and it has the same time thingy as the song I made that I was talking about.
a-a-a-b-a-a/ Not 100% sure but I think "I'm The Only One" was written in 12/8 time! Sure sounds like it to me!
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Post by Diablo Codyβ’ on Nov 16, 2006 22:04:31 GMT -5
u really don't know about beat and interval in music? All I know is I like music. So I'll probably never be a recording artist since I don't know any of these 6/9 8/8 4/4 things haha.
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Post by popmusicaddict on Nov 16, 2006 22:13:03 GMT -5
All I know is I like music. So I'll probably never be a recording artist since I don't know any of these 6/9 8/8 4/4 things haha.
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Post by John77 on Nov 16, 2006 23:04:32 GMT -5
man... finally new Avril... now we just need to hear it somewhere...
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Post by Adz on Nov 17, 2006 0:40:37 GMT -5
FLOP.
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Post by benmcd2000 on Nov 17, 2006 0:45:59 GMT -5
CKEY PD Dave Universal is already calling this one a hit over in the All Access Hot Picks :)
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Post by EmersonDrive13Rocks on Nov 17, 2006 0:48:13 GMT -5
So you've actually heard it?
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Nov 17, 2006 1:11:41 GMT -5
I'll say based on everything I know about the song... which isn't much, is that it will be a decent Top 10 hit, probably a moderate one, on Hot AC and a Top 30 hit, maybe a #22 peak or so, on Pop.
Unless an unexpected 'Breakaway' situation happens. This song doesn't seem like it's being used as Avril's return. It's more like "filler" between albums, even though her album is expected in the early Spring.
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Post by clem on Nov 17, 2006 2:35:33 GMT -5
This is expected to leak tomorrow.
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Post by Felicia on Nov 17, 2006 7:30:40 GMT -5
www.hot899.com^ They're going to play 'Keep Holding On' within this hour. Not sure if they're fooling the Av fans but they better play it lol. EDIT - k they're not playing it lol.
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Post by Diablo Codyβ’ on Nov 17, 2006 10:27:38 GMT -5
AWWW
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Post by vinyl on Nov 17, 2006 12:26:09 GMT -5
This is expected to leak tomorrow. aikfhwsui WHAT? omgomg.
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Post by Felicia on Nov 17, 2006 12:32:14 GMT -5
Looks like hot 89.9 (a station in Ottawa) will be playing it at 1pm their time. Which means half hour more to go! I'm listening their online stream.
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Post by vinyl on Nov 17, 2006 12:34:46 GMT -5
Looks like hot 89.9 (a station in Ottawa) will be playing it at 1pm their time. Which means half hour more to go! I'm listening their online stream. UIHJSF. Do you have a link to that?!
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Post by vinyl on Nov 17, 2006 12:36:28 GMT -5
Looks like hot 89.9 (a station in Ottawa) will be playing it at 1pm their time. Which means half hour more to go! I'm listening their online stream. UIHJSF. Do you have a link to that?! Nevermind, I'm soooooo intelligent. I googled the name.
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Post by Felicia on Nov 17, 2006 12:40:29 GMT -5
Lol. The whole avrilbandaids forum are waiting for it! www.hot899.com if anyone wants to listen.
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Post by vinyl on Nov 17, 2006 12:45:00 GMT -5
Of course it wouldn't work.
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Post by vinyl on Nov 17, 2006 12:50:13 GMT -5
Of course it wouldn't work. Ooh. If it doesn't work on Firefox, try Internet Explorer. It worked for me.
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