7/8 time
7 eighth notes per bar, stressed on 1 and 3 and 5. Seven eighths, usually 2+2+3: Balkan music, progressive rock. With notation, sound and a metronome already set to 7/8 time.
- Counts
- 7 eighth notes
- Beats (as felt)
- 3 per bar (three eighth notes each)
- Stressed
- 1, 3, 5
- Groups
- 2+2+3
Two bars, counted
The upper number says how many counts the bar has (7), the lower which note is one count (eighth notes).
How to count
Count 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 — short, short, long.
Start the metronome in 7/8 time
At 190 beats per minute, stressed as above — tempo and stress can be changed there.
Where it occurs
Seven eighths, usually 2+2+3: Balkan music, progressive rock. You beat the eighths, or feel three unequal beats, the last one a little longer.
Pieces on this site in this time
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