TIME SIGNATURE / 6/8
6/8 TIME SIGNATURE.
Swing
GROUPING 3 + 3
A rolling compound meter with two groups of three eighth notes.
ANSWER FIRST / 6/8
How 6/8 works.
6/8 time signature means 6 eighth-note beats in each measure. A rolling compound meter with two groups of three eighth notes.
The top number counts the beats in a measure, while the bottom number makes the eighth-note the unit beat. Follow the accent grouping 3 + 3 to hear where each pulse begins.
GROOVE DEMO / 6/8
Listen for the shape.
The two large pulses land on beats one and four. Count six eighth notes as 3 + 3 to feel the lift.
ACCENTS 3 + 3 · BPM 72
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6/8BPM 072
ACCENTS 3 + 3
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