how do you count 6/8 time ?

[richard1]

No need to elaborate on the question. Do you count 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2. Could you give me some well known examples of music in 6/8 time ?. The way I understand it is like in Paul McCartney's ' Frog song ', or David Gilmore's ' Smile ' . Am I on the right track ? Many thanks for your help.

[HHP]

Typically, 1-2-3-2-2-3. Like two triplets per measure. each being distinct as opposed to running six eighth notes together.

[JerrysGuitarBar]

Count it ONE-2-3-FOUR-5-6 with the emphasis on 1 and 4.

Think of songs like When a man Loves a Woman, Greensleeves, Somebody To love.

[clintj]

Yup, counted as two triplets except some really unusual classical and prog rock songs.

[mchalebk]

ONE-and-uh-TWO-and-uh.

Norwegian Wood comes to mind

[stanron]

Originally Posted by richard1

No need to elaborate on the question. Do you count 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2. Could you give me some well known examples of music in 6/8 time ?. The way I understand it is like in Paul McCartney's ' Frog song ', or David Gilmore's ' Smile ' . Am I on the right track ? Many thanks for your help.

One and a two and a

Six eight time is two beats which each divide into three.

[ombudsman]

kick 2 3 snare 2 3 kick 2 3 snare 2 3....

[ombudsman]

"Five Years" by David Bowie is a good example

[Jason Paul]

When I think of 6/8 time, my immediate first thought goes to Irish jigs.

Jason

[Mellow_D]

Originally Posted by HHP

Typically, 1-2-3-2-2-3. Like two triplets per measure. each being distinct as opposed to running six eighth notes together.

Originally Posted by JerrysGuitarBar

Count it ONE-2-3-FOUR-5-6 with the emphasis on 1 and 4. .

Originally Posted by mchalebk

ONE-and-uh-TWO-and-uh.

Which is it? Those are three different descriptions/answers:

1-2-3-2-2-3.

ONE-2-3-FOUR-5-6 with the emphasis on 1 and 4.

ONE-and-uh-TWO-and-uh

[clydes001]

1-2-3-4-5-6

But sometimes all that comes out is 4-5-6.

[stanron]

Originally Posted by Mellow_D

Which is it? Those are two different descriptions/answers:

1-2-3-2-2-3.

ONE-2-3-FOUR-5-6 with the emphasis on 1 and 4.

You have two beats. Each divides into three. It doesn't really matter how you vocalise the counts.

[JoeCharter]

Correct, it really doesn't matter what words you use as long as it's two groups of three. It could be "aye hey hey aye huh huh" and it would work just fine.

[Mellow_D]

Originally Posted by stanron

You have two beats. Each divides into three. It doesn't really matter how you vocalise the counts.

How is it different than 3/4 times being just "doubled"?

It sounds like 3/4 being played consecutively, like 3/4 followed by 3/4, if the way I put makes sense? (I'm still awkward in the literacy aspect, I apologize, the way I word things.)

[HHP]

Originally Posted by Mellow_D

How is it different than 3/4 times being just "doubled"?

It sounds like 3/4 being played consecutively, like 3/4 followed by 3/4, if the way I put makes sense? (I'm still awkward in the literacy aspect, I apologize, the way I word things.)

3/4 time has 3 beats per measure, 6/8 has 2 beats per measure.