Unlike common time, where four quarter notes make a full measure, in waltz time, three quarter notes make one bar (a measure and a bar are synonymous):
1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3...and so on...
That's known as 3/4 time. A faster waltz, 6/8 time, is six eighth notes per bar:
1 2 3 4 2 3, 1 2 3 4 2 3, 1 2 3 4 2 3, 1 2 3 4 2 3, and so on...
Let's try it on some chord progressions and imagine people dancing the waltz to your music:
E 2 3, E 2 3, C#m 2 3, C#m 2 3, A 2 3, A 2 3, B 2 3, B 2 3...and repeat...
Now try the same progression in 6/8 time, and you'll probably notice it has more urgency and more jangle in the strum:
E 2 3 B 2 3, A 2 3 4 2 3,
E 2 3 B 2 3, A 2 3 4 2 3,
C#m 2 3 4 2 3, E 2 3 4 2 3,
C#m 2 3 4 2 3, A 2 3 4 2 3...and so on...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Lesson #26: Waltz Time in E (Guitar, Beginner)
Posted by Ryan DeRamos at 11:52 AM
Labels: beginner, e, e major, guitar, lesson, time signature, waltz time
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