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Favorite time signature other than 4/4
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:12 amby AirViking
Post it
I know a band that did 7/16
But my personal favorite is 3/4
Second favorite is 7/8
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:40 amby philbymon
3/4, 5/4 & 7/4 do it for me, somehow...perhaps it's cuz I'm odd?
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:22 amby dizzizz
Depends on if I've got a drummer that can do anything but 4/4 handy...
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:43 amby gtZip
5/4
1 1/4
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:48 amby AirViking
gtZip wrote:5/4
1 1/4
hahaha
its a music/math joke.
music = math. but math does not = music.
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:19 amby Mike Nobody
Favorite time signature? None. Abandoning time and making a wall of noise is fun!
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:20 amby Stranger
I'm sure there are some bands that are very good and can pull off some of those weird time sigs...
But it seems from my experience that most of the guys that spout off saying they do all this weird time stuff are doing it to hide other deficiencies. And truthfully most bands cannot pull it off with any accuracy and it usually shows in their performance.
But if they can...more power to them. Though I have found a lot of Latin or African players that can absolutely pull it off as it's in their culture and they've learned it from birth.....
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:26 amby Hayden King
9-7-13. definitely 9-7-13
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:30 amby AirViking
Hayden King wrote:9-7-13. definitely 9-7-13
someone hasnt taken a music theory class har de har.
no im joking i'll help ya out though.
all bottom numbers must be a C 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256, etc.
top numbers can be anything.
ie. 3/4 or 13/8 or 117/256
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:42 amby Hayden King
117/256?
far out
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:42 amby dizzizz
Stranger wrote:I'm sure there are some bands that are very good and can pull off some of those weird time sigs...
Pink Floyd, for one.
What was "Money" in? Like, 6/14 or something bizarre like that?
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:35 amby jimmydanger
You can't beat a good waltz.
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:01 amby gtZip
dizzizz wrote:Stranger wrote:I'm sure there are some bands that are very good and can pull off some of those weird time sigs...
Pink Floyd, for one.
What was "Money" in? Like, 6/14 or something bizarre like that?
7/4
4/4 for the solo
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:08 amby dizzizz
gtZip wrote:dizzizz wrote:Stranger wrote:I'm sure there are some bands that are very good and can pull off some of those weird time sigs...
Pink Floyd, for one.
What was "Money" in? Like, 6/14 or something bizarre like that?
7/4
4/4 for the solo
Thanks.
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Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:28 pmby Paleopete
Yep, money was 7/4, and Roger Waters actually played the bass line. unusual, because Gilmour usually had to play them, Waters couldn't get his parts down in time.
I like 5/4, used it in high school jazz band playing "Take 5". Hard to find musicians that can really hang with oddball time signatures though. Rush does a great job, Jethro Tull has used a couple of odd ones, and Clapton added a 2/4 measure to "Rollin and Tumblin". I can't find many people who can get a grip on just that added 2/4 measure...two stinkin beats people, get a grip...
6/8 is fun sometimes too, you'll hear it on every ZZ Top album, they always do something in 6/8 time. (Hot, Blue & Righteous, Sure Got Cold When the Rain Fell, etc)