eli5: what’s the difference between songs in 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8? why is there maths in music?
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So those numbers are time signatures not fractions. The first number is beats per bar. It’s common for songs to have 4 beats per bar. In other words, if you was counting/tapping along with a song you’d be going 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4…… A song with a 3 for the first number is a waltz and you’d be counting 1,2,3,1,2,3,…..
The second number as far as I can remember is the type of note that beat is. A 4 is a crotchet, an 8 is a quaver (I think) which lasts half as long as a crotchet. For most beginners though it’s the first number that is important.
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