TIME SIGNATURE / 3/4
3/4 TIME SIGNATURE.
Waltz
GROUPING 3
A graceful three-step pulse commonly heard in waltzes.
ANSWER FIRST / 3/4
How 3/4 works.
3/4 time signature means 3 quarter-note beats in each measure. A graceful three-step pulse commonly heard in waltzes.
The top number counts the beats in a measure, while the bottom number makes the quarter-note the unit beat. Follow the accent grouping 3 to hear where each pulse begins.
GROOVE DEMO / 3/4
Listen for the shape.
The first beat leads and the next two beats follow. That repeating strong-weak-weak shape is the sound of 3/4.
ACCENTS 3 · BPM 84
HEAR IT IN: The Blue Danube · Norwegian Wood
CURRENT METER
ACCENTS 3
Press play to hear the shape.