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progressoid

(49,978 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2015, 05:17 PM Jun 2015

7/4? 7/8? What's the difference?

My musical daughter isn't here to answer these pressing questions.

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OK musical DUers. What's the time signature of this song? (Original Post) progressoid Jun 2015 OP

I was kind of getting 1234 123 listening to the drummer. progressoid Jun 2015 #2

Based on my experience with Balkan music Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2015 #3

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1. I count 7/8, tried slow but the extra 1/2 threw me off so did faster and got 7/8

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:00 PM

Jun 2015

Dancer and drummer here. It's rather 123 123 1 count, not 1234 123 or could be 123 1234 as far as I can tell.

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2. I was kind of getting 1234 123 listening to the drummer.

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:28 PM

Jun 2015

But I only got a couple hours of sleep last night so maybe I should listen when I'm a little more awake.

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3. Based on my experience with Balkan music

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:36 PM

Jun 2015

it doesn't sound like it's in 7. It sounds more like it's in 5 or possibly 11.

But I'm not a trained musician.