I know its really hard to explain but i need to know what it is. I kind of know what it is but may be wrong. Correct me if i am wrong it like 7 beats per quarter note or something. if I am right can you explain what it means? The song "Money" by Pink Floyd has 7/4 time signiture in it.
2007-02-21 16:24:46 · 8 answers · asked by Tyler 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Still dont get it. I know Common time is 4/4 its on nearly every song whene theres a c right? I dont get how the beats work with the measure. What would it matter if "money" was 4/4 time? how wouldnt it soudn the same?
2007-02-21 16:32:25 · update #1
im starting to get it but i dont know what equivilants are. I still dotn get how it wudnt still sound the same in 4/4 time just more lines.
2007-02-21 16:34:57 · update #2
Im really tryin here people. is it saying that there are ust 7 beats in one line (measure) then it resets? but in money the bass has like 9 beats. (Dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun dun, then restarts)
2007-02-21 16:44:42 · update #3
Let me add to my previous answer: The second and third "dun dun" are faster than the other ones. Together they equal one beat. So all together there are seven beats that repeat over and over.
As you count to seven say the numbers one and four louder and that might help you get the feel:
ONE two-a three FOUR five six sev'n
A song in 4/4 has every fourth beat accented:
ONE two three four ONE two three four
You can see that the real difference is in 7/4 you stress the beat at uneven times and that's why it feels so unusual.
Original answer: The top number (7) means seven beats in each measure. The bottom number (4) means that one quarter note equals one beat. (4 is the symbol for quarter note). It does not refer to how many measures there are. Like the other person said, just count to seven over and over.
2007-02-21 16:31:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that there are 7 beats in a measure, and four quarters make up a whole note.
It would sound different in 4/4 time because the beats would be all off. I don't really know how to say this, but the sound repeats. Try focusing on the bass riff. 7 beats, right? I'm not sure how the trained ear figures 4 quarter notes is one whole measure, but as long as that's what Roger Waters wrote, that's what Roger Waters gets.
2007-02-22 22:25:14 · answer #2 · answered by Leafy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink Floyd rocks, man.
Well, standard time signatures are 4/4 - which means 4 beats per measure, and 4 measures.
But as for bands like Pink Floyd, they're a tad bit more intricate. So in this case, it would be 7 beats per 4 measures. So, think about:
1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7
1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7
1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7
1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7
instead of
1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
(standard)
If you want to check out some more progressive music, I would highly suggest listening to Camel, King Crimson, and Circus Maximus. Good stuff.
2007-02-22 00:28:47 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♫!♫♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its like this:
go to the following Link below and click lessons then click odd meter. This site explains everything you really need to know about timing and theory. Hope this helps, Later!
P.S. the answer above is right too, but it can be a little more complex. Simply put there are 7 beats in a measure and a quarter note equals one beat. Bye!
P.S.S. In order to really understand this you need to realize that there are different types of notes. a Whole note (Which looks like this roughly O ) is equal to 4 "beats", A half not (Which looks like a Whole note with a Stem added to it) is worth two "beats", a quarter note ( Which looks like a half note but with the circle filled in) is worth one "beat". for a full example on other notes like eighths and sixteenths ( Which are worth half a beat, and one-quarter of a beat respectively) can be found at the bottom link. seriously, check it out, it will help. Click on lessons and then time signatures. Whew, Hope this gets me a best answer :) Bye!
2007-02-22 00:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
7/4 time signature has a bizarre sound to it since it is not very common, but explaining it is simple. It follows the standard musical explanation...the upper number represents the quantity of beats in one measure, and the lower number tells you which type of note gets a full (single) beat. Therefore, 7/4 tells you that that particular piece of music has seven beats per measure and the quarter notes in it receive one beat of timing.
2007-02-22 00:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey man I totally know where you are coming from because I am horrible at rythm (sp) but I have played a song in 7/4 and its really hard to count and to figure out but once you get used to it you'll have no problem. But really all it is is 7 crochet beats per measure.
2007-02-22 00:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by saxplayingsurfchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means there are seven beats per measure.
in 7/4 time, a quarter note equals one beat, so there are seven quarter notes for each measure.
hope i helped!!! good luck.
by the way, pink floyd rocks !
2007-02-22 00:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that each measure will have 7 quarter notes or their equivalents. Each measure is separated by bars. Between each bar you will have 7 beats.
That timing is quite unusual.
2007-02-22 00:30:47 · answer #8 · answered by lifesbeautifulmelody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋