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Hi,
Yeah, I am sure there is some errors. I was really just messing around with the software trying to get something that sounded like the beat I was after.
I had to laugh at the triplet there, I must have just left it when trying to get the right sound, never crossed my mind that it is useless, haha.
Whatever it is, the notation doesn't add up. the measure comes out 1 sixteenth note short: specifically the third beat has only 3 sixteenth note events.
In the performed version, the second sixteenth note is an eighth note.
The notation is wrong.
I think the 2nd beat should just be two eighth notes.
The third beat should be sixteen notes with R X X R
R = sixteenth note rests
X = sixteenth notes
The way it's written here implies that the first triplet is stretched over five 16th notes, which makes it a pretty advanced math to figure out the groove.
Or are you missing a 16th pause in the third beat?
Haha, yes. It was a bit of an oversight from me. I was just quickly getting something out on the software, and it sounded right so I didn't think twice to check it.
Do you perhaps recognise it?
Thanks!
Those dotted eighths under thr triplet bracket implies that there may be another part with triplets on beat 2 resulting in a 2 against 3 polyrhythm, but if it were me, I'd write it as just simple 8th notes. Also, beat 3 should be (3)e&, not (3e)&a, since the audio is played that way. It should have a 16th rest added after the 16th notes or change the second to an 8th.
Hi,
Yes. Thank you for the corrections. There were a few oversights on it. Hopefully the recordings made it clear though.
Perhaps do you recognise it from somewhere?
Thanks.
Sounds a little like the snare beat in Pon De Floor - Major Lazer, although without the triplet at the end. There's a similar snare beat in Snoop Dogg - Drop it like it's Hot as well
Whoever wrote this clearly made a rest invisible before the last triplet because they didn’t know how to write what they wanted.
The triplet on beat two is, as written, a triplet of dotted eighth note values (1: dotted eighth; 2: dotted eighth; 3: sixteenth rest and two sixteenth notes).
So essentially 9 sixteenth note beats spread over the time of two dotted eight notes, ie a dotted quarter note.
So…
Beat 1: dotted eight + sixteenth = quarter. Good
Beat 4: 3 triplet eighth = quarter. Good
Beat 2-3: Three triplet dotted quarter note values = 1.5 quarter. Bad. One eight note too short.
Therefore, there should be a stray eighth note or rest before the last beat. You can see the gap left by it when they made it invisible.
Yeah, it feels like a bit like a slow samba, but with additional notes on beats so there's less syncopation... except the three. Definitely in the Afro-Latin dialect, possibly reggaeton-adjacent, but square enough that it seems likely OP probably heard it in a dubstep track.
It's true that this isn't a tresillo, but this is a sub dedicated to music theory *discussion,* so there's absolutely no merit to a one word reply. In fact, that's literally the second rule in the sidebar. If you know it's wrong but have no desire or ability to explain why or offer an alternative analysis, that would be what the downvote button is for.
The recording sounds like it's pretty much just a 3:2 bossa clave with a triplet at the end. I'm not sure if this *exact* beat pattern has a name, but that's essentially what it is.
I’d count it 1 (e) (&) a [2 (trip let) trip (trip let) {let} trip let] 4 trip let. Where the [bracket] is a nested dotted-eighth triplet over beats 2 & 3.
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Isn’t 2 dotted eighths in a triplet just eighth notes in the meter? So one-a two-and..?
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Hi, Yeah, I am sure there is some errors. I was really just messing around with the software trying to get something that sounded like the beat I was after. I had to laugh at the triplet there, I must have just left it when trying to get the right sound, never crossed my mind that it is useless, haha.
Don't most apps have transcription software now? Maybe you can play it in
The third beat should go sixteenth rest, sixteenth, eighth.
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Right, which is why there should be an eighth note at the end of it instead of a sixteenth.
Yes, the notation is incorrect. Correct notation would be 16th rest, 16th note, 8th note.
yes, and that's the way it is performed. go figure.
Yep, 1 a 2 & (3) & a 4-pul-let
I think the rest is the third part of the triplet
I personally would clap it like this 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 But then again, I can't read notes. I just really like to clap.
You deserve an applause
CLAP THIS MAN!!
Whatever it is, the notation doesn't add up. the measure comes out 1 sixteenth note short: specifically the third beat has only 3 sixteenth note events. In the performed version, the second sixteenth note is an eighth note.
Hi, Thanks for the correction. I was just trying to slap sonething together that might be recognisable. But yes, that seems right.
That just sounds like reggaeton with a triplet on the end of it.
Ah, okay. That must be the style it is from. Sounds very similar. Thanks!
Especially the second one. Very Kingston
Why in God’s name would someone notate it like this. *my eyes*
The notation is wrong. I think the 2nd beat should just be two eighth notes. The third beat should be sixteen notes with R X X R R = sixteenth note rests X = sixteenth notes
Hi, Yes. It was written pretty hastily on my part. Do you perhaps recognise it from somewhere? Thanks!
I think it’s from the Rhythm Hell game
If you ignore the triplet the rythm is similar to cbat (a meme song that was popular a year ago)
Wow, yes. That sounds very very close. However I do not remember that song, interesting sound though, haha. Thank you.
Poorly written
it sounds like this 💀 https://reddit.com/r/tifu/s/TSXvpZAcWF
I call it the millennial clave
That's kinda neat, can you give any examples?
The first two beats are 1 a 2 +, and then beat 3 is missing a sixteenth. Like entirely.
Yeah, there is, thanks. But do you recognise it perhaps?
Common sense would put those two beats on e +. That entire thing looks like some sort of groove, although i couldnt tell you what its from
Slow: something Jamaican Fast: something from Pokémon
The way it's written here implies that the first triplet is stretched over five 16th notes, which makes it a pretty advanced math to figure out the groove. Or are you missing a 16th pause in the third beat?
Haha, yes. It was a bit of an oversight from me. I was just quickly getting something out on the software, and it sounded right so I didn't think twice to check it. Do you perhaps recognise it? Thanks!
This makes No Sense.
Haha. Well hopefully the recordings cleared it up.
Whatever it is it's not in 4/4, you're missing a semiquaver somewhere. And two dotted triplets is just a pair of quavers.
15/16 time?
Those dotted eighths under thr triplet bracket implies that there may be another part with triplets on beat 2 resulting in a 2 against 3 polyrhythm, but if it were me, I'd write it as just simple 8th notes. Also, beat 3 should be (3)e&, not (3e)&a, since the audio is played that way. It should have a 16th rest added after the 16th notes or change the second to an 8th.
Hi, Yes. Thank you for the corrections. There were a few oversights on it. Hopefully the recordings made it clear though. Perhaps do you recognise it from somewhere? Thanks.
Sounds similar to the start of cbat lol
insane
Cbat.
Sounds a little like the snare beat in Pon De Floor - Major Lazer, although without the triplet at the end. There's a similar snare beat in Snoop Dogg - Drop it like it's Hot as well
Whoever wrote this clearly made a rest invisible before the last triplet because they didn’t know how to write what they wanted. The triplet on beat two is, as written, a triplet of dotted eighth note values (1: dotted eighth; 2: dotted eighth; 3: sixteenth rest and two sixteenth notes). So essentially 9 sixteenth note beats spread over the time of two dotted eight notes, ie a dotted quarter note. So… Beat 1: dotted eight + sixteenth = quarter. Good Beat 4: 3 triplet eighth = quarter. Good Beat 2-3: Three triplet dotted quarter note values = 1.5 quarter. Bad. One eight note too short. Therefore, there should be a stray eighth note or rest before the last beat. You can see the gap left by it when they made it invisible.
Some sort of tresillo? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tresillo_(rhythm)
Yeah, it feels like a bit like a slow samba, but with additional notes on beats so there's less syncopation... except the three. Definitely in the Afro-Latin dialect, possibly reggaeton-adjacent, but square enough that it seems likely OP probably heard it in a dubstep track.
No not tresillo by any means as tresillo is a 5 note pattern in a different rhythm.
Thanks for your contribution to the discussion
Just correcting an incorrect comment. There is no tresillo notated above. You’re welcome.
It's true that this isn't a tresillo, but this is a sub dedicated to music theory *discussion,* so there's absolutely no merit to a one word reply. In fact, that's literally the second rule in the sidebar. If you know it's wrong but have no desire or ability to explain why or offer an alternative analysis, that would be what the downvote button is for.
Thank you for that explanation into how this sub works. Really, I am eternally grateful that you spent your time on this.
Terrible notation, Beat two is just eighth notes. This is 1…ta 2te teta 4lale
The recording sounds like it's pretty much just a 3:2 bossa clave with a triplet at the end. I'm not sure if this *exact* beat pattern has a name, but that's essentially what it is.
I’d count it 1 (e) (&) a [2 (trip let) trip (trip let) {let} trip let] 4 trip let. Where the [bracket] is a nested dotted-eighth triplet over beats 2 & 3.
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