6/8 Time

Remember:

Top number = number of beats in a measure

Bottom number = defines which note gets one beat

Time Signature Review

​3 = 3 beats in a measure

4 = quarter note gets 1 beat

6 = 6 beats in each measure

8 = Eighth notes get 1 beat

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6/8 Time

​In 6/8 time, each eighth note will get 1 beat, as shown above.

If eighth notes get 1 beat in 6/8 time, this means that quarter notes will get 2 beats.

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Dotted quarter notes will get 3 beats in 6/8 time.

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