12/8 time
12 eighth notes per bar, stressed on 1 and 4 and 7 and 10. Four groups of three eighths: four beats, each divided in three. With notation, sound and a metronome already set to 12/8 time.
- Counts
- 12 eighth notes
- Beats (as felt)
- 4 per bar (three eighth notes each)
- Stressed
- 1, 4, 7, 10
- Groups
- 3+3+3+3
One bar, counted
The upper number says how many counts the bar has (12), the lower which note is one count (eighth notes).
How to count
Count the four beats: 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 and a.
Start the metronome in 12/8 time
At 60 beats per minute, stressed as above — tempo and stress can be changed there.
Where it occurs
Four groups of three eighths: four beats, each divided in three. The blues shuffle, slow soul ballads, gospel — a 4/4 in which every beat rocks.
Pieces on this site in this time
No piece on the site is in this time yet.
Related time signatures
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