Songs that use 3/4 time

Often referred to as "waltz time", 3/4 is perhaps the most common time signature used after the notoriously popular 4/4.

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0:00 Examples of 3/4 time
0:48 Waltz time
1:57 Folk & traditional music
3:15 3/4 vs. 4/4
4:32 Rock songs in 3/4
5:40 Sponsor
6:57 Swung 3/4 time
8:48 3/4 isn't just for waltzes
9:57 3/4 in pop music
11:42 Patreon

[avijatsinharoy]

Seeing David do a normal 3/4 video after time signatures like 11/8 is truly phenomenal

[Whitestripe]

A couple of Queen examples: Sweet Lady was Brian May's attempt to write a 'heavy' song in 3/4. And Freddie's song The Millionaire Waltz is also a 3/4 song - and it's phenomenal.

[b.y.]

Joe Cocker's version of 'With a Little Help from My Friends" converts the original 4/4 to 3/4. In that case, the result is a harder, more rock and roll sounding version, rather then the other way around.

[zzzaphod]

Nice to hear Blue Danube and Chopin in the mix.
The jazz waltzes could be notated in 9/8.
"I Me Mine" comes to mind as a Beatles song with the opening section in 3/4. I believe John and Yoko were dancing to it in the Let It Be film.

[isac.smh.]

Pink + White by Frank Ocean is another modern example of a song in 3/4 and while it does feel slightly 6/8 with the piano at moments it is definitely in 3/4

[ajaxfilms]

The Beatles "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"...uses a great combo of 3/4 and 4/4...the verses in 3/4 and the LUCY IN THE SKY part in 4/4...gives it a great expansive feel to the chorus.

[weslleyfrancisco]

You can hear it on Kate Bush's _"Suspended in Gaffa"_
She is so good on writing in different time signatures

[DjVortex-w]

The 3/4 melody that I love currently the most is Zelda's Lullaby. This especially because it's a simple melody but uses really complicated chords.

[jonathangaming]

Piano man by billy Joel is a great example of a song in three for, it also has a sorta waltzy feel

[charlesclinton]

The first song that comes to mind in 3/4 time is Rebel Waltz by The Clash off the Sandinista album from 1980. A underrated piece of Morricone-esque music.

[sahilouette]

My favorite recent song in 3/4 is 'Concorde' by 'Black Country, New Road'. It's such a gorgeous song in itself, but moreover, I think it encompasses the 3/4 feel brilliantly.

[seanwilson]

I've always liked how the pre-chorus to What Would You Say by the Dave Matthews Band shifts into 3/4 briefly without changing the tempo

[tejassingh]

i thought he ran out of time signatures

[excellentbill]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame is in 3/4 time, it's the tune we sing at the 7th inning stretch at baseball games

[glennkelly]

Two examples come to mind. "Golden Brown" has 3 bars of 3/4 with one bar of 4/4 for the intro then settles into 3/4 for the the main part of the song.
"That's What You Get" by Paramore has the verses in 3/4 and the choruses in 4/4. The bass has a 3+3+2 semiquaver feel over beats 1&2 with a 3 beat added. In the second verse the drums simulate a 4/4 feel by playing
bass snare bass/ snare bass snare/ etc on each quarter note.

[lawrencetaylor]

I had trouble with a 6/8 song and learned it without counting it correctly. My piano teacher corrected me, but it still wasn't clear. Then I watched your video and it was crystal clear. Merci.

[jackstaposition]

Great video! Nice that you’re still finding time signatures to make videos about. I would suggest a video on the I - bVII - vi - bVI progression (or what you might call the DVNO progression). I always found the descending mixture of major and minor very cool! Some songs also change the last chord, but the sound is still similar.
Edit: Here's some songs I found:

DVNO - Justice
Brain Stew - Green Day
Hide Another Mistake - The 88 (Haunt You also uses a similar progression)
Believe X Believe - Takafumi Fujino
Laura - Scissor Sisters
Dreamin' - Weezer
Captain Square - Yoko Shimomura (from The Guardian Legend)
Gym Theme from Pokemon Gold & Silver
Title Theme from Hudson's Adventure Island III
Ending Theme from Operation C
For the Fans - Toby Fox (from Undertale) (slightly different progression, I - bVII - vi - bVII)
Troian Beauty - Nobuo Uematsu (from Final Fantasy IV) (slightly different progression, I - bVII - vi - IV)
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W - Wire (slightly different progression, I - bVII - vi - IV)

If anyone finds any more, let me know!

[prod.ajaton]

2:54 those flags really caugh me off guard god damn

[microbajohsnes]

So, I decided to turn on automatic subtitles.
0:55 Walt's
1:01 waltz
1:15 wolves
1:31 watches
1:34 thoughts
1:40 Waters
7:15 warts
7:49 Waltz
7:56 Sports

[Steveofthejungle]

Piano Man by Billy Joel and Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson are two more pop/rock songs in 3/4 that I know off the top of my head