4/4 time
Four beats per
4/4 time is a musical meter with four beats per measure, each beat a quarter note.
It's the most common time signature in Western music—so prevalent it's also called common time.
Nearly all pop, rock, and dance music uses 4/4 time: The drummer counted off four beats and the band launched into the song.
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- measureUnit of quantity
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- quarter noteOne-beat musical duration
- downbeatNegatively toned or dispirited
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4/4 time3/4 time
Three beats per measure
triple meter · 6/8 time · compound meter · 2/4 time · cut time
4/4 timefree time
Unscheduled personal hours
unmeasured · rubato · ad libitum · cadenza · polyrhythm
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