mixing 4/4 timing with 3/4 timing ..not sure if it is acceptable

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Re: mixing 4/4 timing with 3/4 timing ..not sure if it is acceptable

Post by Telefunkin » Thu May 05, 2022 4:49 pm

feaker66 wrote:
Thu May 05, 2022 4:20 pm
I play alot of Beatles songs and haven't ever notice time changes. I guess they pulled it off well.
Ones that come to mind include...
'We Can Work It Out'
'Here Comes the Sun'
'All You Need Is Love'
'Strawberry Fields Forever'
but I'm sure there's quite a few more.
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Re: mixing 4/4 timing with 3/4 timing ..not sure if it is acceptable

Post by feaker66 » Thu May 05, 2022 6:21 pm

Wow As soon as Casey mentioned that I picked up my acoustic and started playing them. I know them from memory but never thought of the "fusing and fighting my friend" series 123 123 ...ha ha then "sun sun sun" "suddenly someone is there on the turn style" Well for sure it does work. thanks for the examples
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Re: mixing 4/4 timing with 3/4 timing ..not sure if it is acceptable

Post by feaker66 » Thu May 05, 2022 6:22 pm

Wow As soon as Casey mentioned that I picked up my acoustic and started playing them. I know them from memory but never thought of the "fusing and fighting my friend" series 123 123 ...ha ha then "sun sun sun" "suddenly someone is there on the turn style" Well for sure it does work. thanks for the examples
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Re: mixing 4/4 timing with 3/4 timing ..not sure if it is acceptable

Post by irthlingz » Thu May 05, 2022 10:43 pm

Casey H wrote:
Thu May 05, 2022 4:04 pm
However, when writing for Film/TV, I probably wouldn't switch time signatures such as between 4/4 and 3/4 because it might be harder to sync both parts to a scene.
And it could make it harder for an editor to grab a little bit from one place in the piece and connect it to a bit from another part of the same cue or song.

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Re: mixing 4/4 timing with 3/4 timing ..not sure if it is acceptable

Post by Casey H » Fri May 06, 2022 4:25 am

irthlingz wrote:
Thu May 05, 2022 10:43 pm
Casey H wrote:
Thu May 05, 2022 4:04 pm
However, when writing for Film/TV, I probably wouldn't switch time signatures such as between 4/4 and 3/4 because it might be harder to sync both parts to a scene.
And it could make it harder for an editor to grab a little bit from one place in the piece and connect it to a bit from another part of the same cue or song.

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Michael
Exactly! Same reason we don't modulate, always end the song in the same key it started.

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Re: mixing 4/4 timing with 3/4 timing ..not sure if it is acceptable

Post by kregdurant » Wed Jun 29, 2022 11:02 am

feaker66 wrote:
Thu May 05, 2022 8:10 am
I recorded this early in the week and was having a lot of trouble finding a drum pattern for the chorus. Duhh ...when I went back the next day I listened to the chorus chords going 1 2 3...123. I went back and tried a four count beat and I couldn't get the other out of my head. It seems like it works, but I can't really tell. Your thoughts? Chorus starts at 1:04

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