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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
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08/29/2021 2:09 pm
Originally Posted by: deanbadamThanks Chris - any advice on how to get the picture showing properly? Is there a size limit?[/quote]

I'm not sure. I've been able to resize images smaller to fit on the page. But sometimes it doesn't work. Try again? :)

I looked up several versions of the song & most are written in 3/4. I didn't find any in 6/8.

[quote=deanbadam]2 beat rest (so 1, 2), 1 beat (quaver, so 3), so that's the first 3 beats of the 6 easy enough. Then it goes semiquaver (half - 4 I guess), dotted quaver (1 and a half - so and 5?), quaver (6). Its counting the second half I cant get to feel right, though I know the beat of the song ok.

It sounds like you've got the right idea. If there's a 1/16th note on the downbeat of 4, then a dotted 1/8th immediately following, then play a note on 4 & the next note on the and of 4, lasting through to the down beat of 6.

Hope that helps!


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