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What Is a Time Signature?

A time signature tells you how many beats are in each measure and which note value gets one beat. It is written as a fraction at the start of the staff.

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COMPARE THE PULL.

Choose a meter, hear its accents, and compare the shape before you open a lesson.

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4/4 / Classic

The everyday four-beat groove behind a huge amount of popular music.

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Time Signature Database.

Open a focused lesson for the meter you want to hear, count, and remember.

SIMPLE METERS

05 METERS
2/2time signatureCut TimeEXPLORE 2/4time signatureMarchEXPLORE 3/4time signatureWaltzEXPLORE 3/8time signatureQuick TripleEXPLORE 4/4time signatureClassicEXPLORE

COMPOUND METERS

04 METERS
12/8time signatureRolling twelveEXPLORE 6/4time signatureBroad SixEXPLORE 6/8time signatureSwingEXPLORE 9/8time signatureCompound nineEXPLORE

COMPLEX / ODD METERS

08 METERS
11/8time signatureEleven PulseEXPLORE 15/16time signatureExtended SixteenthsEXPLORE 5/4time signatureTake FiveEXPLORE 5/8time signatureUneven FiveEXPLORE 6/7time signatureExperimentalEXPLORE 7/4time signatureLong SevenEXPLORE 7/8time signatureOdd meterEXPLORE 9/16time signatureBroken SixteenthsEXPLORE
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