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Microbass
01-01-2003, 08:20 PM
hi guys & gals, just a quick q...

to 1/8ths is just like counting.. 1 & 2 & 3 etc..?

if not, how could i count it?

And same for 1/16th notes, how can I count those..?

nicoli
01-01-2003, 08:33 PM
In 4/4 time, yes you would count 1/8ths as
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

1/16ths you can count as
1 & ee uh 2 & ee uh 3 & ee uh 4 & ee uh

Fred W
01-01-2003, 10:48 PM
Nicoli's 16ths are wrong. It's One ee & ah- One is the quarter beat, & is the eighth, ee ah are the sixteenths.Thirtyseconds youre beyond me.