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6/8 Time Signature

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6/8 is a little more tricky because, although there are technically 6 beats in a measure, 6/8 is really felt in 2 stronger beats divided in to 3.  The rest being the weaker beats.

 

Heres a basic example of some notation in 6/8:

  • the 1st measure below shows the 2 strong beats in 6/8.
  • Measure shows how 2 strong beats divide into three 8th notes each.  Beamed according to the beat they belong to as all time signatures do.
  • Last measure shows how 16th notes are also beamed according to the beat they are part of.
  • 6/8 can be counted 2 different ways as seen below.

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Examples of songs in 6/8:

  • The Eency Weency Spider
  • Daughters by John Mayer
  • Pop Goes the Weasel
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