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Dotted Notes
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Dotted Notes
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Yep, yet more note values to learn! The good news is these are pretty easy.
You might have noticed some gaps in the the notes we’ve learned so far – we know 1 beat, 2 beats, 4 beats etc but where did 3 beats go? And what about 1½, ¾ and all the rest?
Well, you just take the shapes you know already and add a dot and voila, they gain half their value again. Let’s see how this works...
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So, if = 2 beats,
= 3 beats
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And if = 1 beat,
= 1½ beats
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= ¾ beat = +
= 3/8 beat = +
...etc
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The same applies for rests:
= 3 beat rest = +
= 1½ beat rest = +
= ¾ beat rest = +
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= 3/8 beat rest = +
Got the idea? Time to find out!