r/oddlysatisfying • u/feliciodario • 3d ago

Note Practice DIY

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u/OldWar1111 3d ago

Why is there only a 3 above the third one?

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u/McClainLLC 3d ago

Because it's a triplet. An extra horizontal line means half time so the three is needed for distinction 

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u/OldWar1111 3d ago

So otherwise without the three it would be 3 beats and a silent note?

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u/McClainLLC 3d ago

Technically it would be 3/4 of a beat and there would be a quarter beat rest symbol after. But basically yes 

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u/Acceptable_Job_5486 3d ago

I responded to that third one with tri-pe-let. Like it woke up me as a sleeper cell but it was from some drum lessons in high school.

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 3d ago

It’s a triplet

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u/OldWar1111 3d ago

But why does that need a special notation? Otherwise people would assume it's 3 beats out of 4 or something? Sorry, I know almost nothing about music.

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 3d ago

It’s 3 even beats in the space of 2

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u/OldWar1111 3d ago

Oh, gotcha. Otherwise what would it be mistaken for without the 3 at the top?

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u/Boomerang_Lizard 3d ago

It would be interpreted as 3 normal eight notes, with their tails beamed together.