3/4 time vs 6/8 time signature

[PrincessNinja]

What clicked for me is that 3/4 is a waltz, 6/8 is a jig

[guitarmanmattspears]

Very well explained straight to the point. I wish it was the same years ago in music theory at university, would have been easier to follow.

[theledleague]

you have given me so much clarity...I'm writing compound meter songs, while my daw is set to simple.... So when drums were added my song's never sounded right

[highmedic]

I am more confused after watching this video.

[hhhojkp]

Thank you a lot. This "one ... four ... one ... four" thing made it so much easier.

[ritxman]

I remember talking to someone about a song in 6/8 but she claimed it was 4/4 because she's counting by the pulse lol

[Morbutt]

This sounds like a great explanation for someone who already knows it

[walkinguphill]

Straight up, best explanation I’ve heard. Thank you ma’am 🙌

[wx]

This video provides more clarity than a huge number of 10 minutes long videos I've seen

[davidespinosa]

By convention, the time signature indicates which beats are accented. It would be useful to see a table of time signatures and accented beats. I imagine that some time signatures have multiple ways to place the accents.

[valtteripennanen]

3/4 is used for waltzes, minuets, scherzi, polonaises, mazurkas, country & western ballads, R&B, and some pop

6/8 Double jigs, jotas, zortzikos, polkas, sega, salegy, tarantella, marches, barcarolles, loures, and some rock music. Anapestic tetrameter poetry also fits into 6/8 time when said aloud.

[hecanseeme]

It gets more tricky when the pulse is accented differently. There are many examples where bass is playing 3/4 and upper notes are 6/8, or 3/4 and 6/8 one following the other. Feeling the time is more important than knowing it in my opinion. You can even have players running different times altogether. 12/8 and 6/8 will line up every other measure, Or you can force them to fit every measure.

[PirateOfTheNorth]

That’s awesome. I was struggling with 6/8 because but I kept counting all 6 beats. If I focus on 1 & 4 it makes it so much easier to play 😊

[kh]

Exactly the explanation I was looking for — thanks!! ❤

[mma]

I instinctively understand what you’re pointing out but i can’t track it in real time hahah

[alexgader]

Please do more videos on time signatures. The world needs you!

[bandpassmess]

I play guitar novice here .
I really need to study this.

[futuresmiles]

You can also subdivide 6/8 into ONE-2 THREE-4 FIVE-6 which feels like a double time 3/4

[Kyouma]

Thank you! This was exactly what I was confused about.

[mikeb]

Find Andy Summers album The Last Dance of Mr. X with Gregg Bissonette on drums. The song 3 Maria’s is in a straight 6/8 feel/count. On that same album, Afro Blue is in a 6/8 swung feel. So when you count it, it has a swinging loping feel. That may help those that need it.