4/4

Most basic meter

4/4 is the most common time signature in Western music.

music

time signature

Rhythmic fraction notation

quarter note · rhythm · meter · waltz · march · syncopation · downbeat · bar · tempo · conductor

fraction

quarter

One of four parts

percentage · decimal · numerator · denominator · whole · part · division · equivalent · simplify · reduce

driving

four-wheel drive

Power to every tire

SUV · truck · terrain · mud · snow · torque · transfer case · axle · differential · Jeep

Categories
Opposites
metric regularity

4/4free time

Unscheduled personal hours

unmeasured · 5/4 · rubato · polyrhythm

beat grouping

4/43/4

Seventy-five percent

triple meter · 6/8 · 9/8 · compound meter · 2/4

Phrases
  • 4/4 timeFour quarter-note beats per measure
Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G