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6/4 is theoretically possible, But then you lose your beamed eighth notes, it becomes more difficult to read, and more complicated to score. The beaming is part of the distinctive look of 6/8, and there’s no question that this tune should be scored in 6/8.
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It's too slow for 6/8. If you insist on the division by two then 6/4. The bottom number refers to the length of the beat. 6/8 is jig time. This is slower than standard waltz time. It's slightly faster than slow waltz time. Also all the beaming problems in scoring this go away when you move from 3/8 or 6/8 to 3/4 or 6/4. Also the half bar of 3/8 amidst the rest of the 6/8 disappears. Clarity trumps.
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Otherwise, I should just write it this way WITH the dotted note (not staccato on the last note)? Would it still be correct if I put the slurs under the notes? This too would save space. But I wouldn't want to do it if it's incorrect. Great! That saves me from obsessing about it. Quote:
Should I just leave it alone? I feel like maybe I should have just written it like JonPR suggested, with the dotted note at the end. |
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As a kind of edit to my last post I would add that there are pieces of music that are tripleted 4/4 that can sound like 3/4. Is Moonlight Sonata one of these? I have not listened to the whole track. Is this tripleted 4/4?
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FINNNNAAAAALLLLLL?????? I'm getting ready to go talk to the tattoo artist now. I can still make corrections if needed, so please let me know if anything needs revising. |
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I really think you should take one more pass at measure 4. As I said, the second triplet makes a lot more sense if written as an ornament with grace notes on the second note -- and nothing else. As it is now, it looks nice but it is not readable -- and probably not accurate no matter how you slice it.
A properly written ornament would say it all to a good reader, and that's how it should be written, IMO. Something like this: (Note, the spacing is a little too wide in this example. You could try putting the grace notes closer together and closer to the B.)
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Because I talked to the tattoo artist and he mentioned they would have to redo my "repeat and fade," which I wanted him to do anyway using a more stylized font. But he said the writing was too small and cramped for them to accurately tattoo, at least that's what I inferred from what was said. So, that ornament might be a little TOO small to tattoo well. I told him I might need to make changes and he said to let him know ASAP if I do. Total damage: $250 |
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Sibelius accepts this and it sounds perfect. Would this work?
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That’s why we abbreviate these kinds of thing as ornaments. Writing it as such would not be inaccurate or incorrect in any way. In fact, it would be the proper and conventional way to do it. That’s my last two cents on the subject. Obviously I have a strong opinion about it, but of course it’s up to you. |
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And there is a symbol for that! Just put a mordant symbol above the B in the second group, and it should work. It looks like this: BTW, those symbols were more common in Bach’s day. These days, most scores would indicate a simple ornament like this with grace notes, just for the sake of accuracy. But, the mordant symbol would also be proper, I believe. And to someone actually reading the music, it would be more practical and , ironically, more clear than notating it all out down to the last 64 note.
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First, this is a compound meter (2 groups of three) not a simple meter, there's no question about that. It's indicated by multiple elements in the music, such as the way the bass notes fall on the downbeat, and the kick/snare groove in the main song. Scoring this in simple meter (3) would simply be wrong. Second, tempo is NOT a deciding factor when choosing between 6/8 and 6/4. Just because a jig is fast, doesn't mean everything in 6/8 is supposed to be fast. Look up "Loure" or "Siciliana" -- two SLOW dance forms that are also in 6/8 meter. As for clarity? Actually, beaming is extremely helpful to the sight reader. Beaming in 6/8 gives visual cues to rhythm, syncopations, etc. that would be obscure in 6/4 (without beaming). Beaming helps you track the groups and accents -- helps to keep track of BOTH rhythmic layers in this compound meter. Most sight readers are going to find 6/8 easier to read than 6/4 -- precisely BECAUSE it's beamed. (Readers also tend to prefer 4/4 over 2/2. That's why even when a tune IS in 2/2, we score it as if it's in 4 and call it cut time.)
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But please, don't let that stop you from helping me anymore. Edit: I did actually look up mordants and I'm not sure that's what I'm looking for. The way I understood it, you play a note, then a note higher, then back to the first note in quick succession. Whereas, in this song, the 3 notes descend. Last edited by mistertomlinson; 10-28-2017 at 06:33 AM. |
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The bottom number of a time signature indicates how a beat is notated. How a beat is perceived is, perhaps, more subjective. Both Loure and Siciliana are old forms of music. Siciliana is Baroque and Baroque just happens to be my favourite music era. Metallica is not Baroque. This is not 6/8. My perception is 3/4. If you wish I will post current examples of 6/8, 3/4 and 3/2.
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Make the last note a normal 8th (with staccato dot), and that would be fine - see my examples below... Here's your example corrected, with three other options for comparison: Notice I've left out the second B on the middle line. I think that's superfluous, but include it if you want. More importantly, notice the slur starts on the B, not the C. That's because the C and B are both picked - the slur indicates the hammer-on/pull-offs from the B. #1 is yours, properly notated (the staccato dot makes it sound identical, taking the place of "short note plus rest(s)"). The twiddle is not quite as fast as the original, but good enough for the purposes of a tattoo! Notice the end of the slur is raised to leave room for the staccato dot (Sibelius does this automatically, suggesting it's the convention). #2 is probably how the Guitar Slim's idea of the mordent symbol would sound; i.e., as a decoration of the middle 8th note, the twiddle coming too early. #3 makes the twiddle sound too fast. #4 is the "goldilocks" one IMO - just the right speed (rhythm) to match the recording - but maybe unnecessarily fussy as tattoo image? BTW, the grace note option suggested by Guitar Slim is also a good enough representation in terms of notation and sound - the interpretation would be up to the player, but it could sound like any of my examples 1, 3 or 4 (3 and 4 most likely). But I can understand it's probably too fine for a tattooist to successfully accomplish. Overall, I recommend #1.
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I agree with Guitar Slim II, tempo is irrelevant. That might seem counter-intuitive - given that 6/8 is how we notate things like Irish jigs! - but I've seen this point often underlined by theorists more authoritative than me. (Try asking on https://www.reddit.com/r/musictheory/, for example.) It could be represented as 3/4 (ie one 6/8 bar becoming two 3/4 bars), but the 3's definitely fall into pairs (with the exception of bar 5 in this excerpt). I guess 6/4 would be OK, with a dotted half-note representing the beat, but I see no problem with 6/8. Personally I like the way the beaming helps show the beats. The rhythm would be a little harder to follow in 6/4, while 3/4 would not show the slow 2-beat feel.
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