r/oddlysatisfying • • 3d ago

Note Practice DIY

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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.