The whole purpose of a time signature is to indicate how many beats ... If the bottom note is a 4, this indicates a quarter ...

Guitar tabs always have a ‘time signature’ at the start. If you find yourself glazing over and ignoring it, then you’re missing out on crucial information about the timing and feel of the music you’re ...

Step 1: Here’s our starting point groove: a straightforward 4/4 beat. So that’s four (the top number in the time signature) quarter-notes or crotchets (the bottom number) in the bar. This is the core ...

The most common time signature is 4/4. What does this mean? The first 4 means that there are 4 beats to the bar, and the second 4 means that each of these is a quarter note, or crotchet.