eighth note

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a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note

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There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note. Gustav Mahler

All reels have the same structure, consisting largely of quaver (eighth note) movement with an accent on the first and third beats of the bar. Source: Internet

Before 1930, while playing the New Orleans jaz and Chicago styles, drummers would choke the cymbals on the "ands" of eighth note figures as an alternative to playing a buzz roll, the rim of the drums, or on the woodblocks to keep time. Source: Internet

Cobain plays a two-note guitar line over Novoselic's root-note eighth note bassline, which outlines the chord progression. Source: Internet

In 4/4 timing, it is common to play 2.5 beat intervals such as on the 2 and then the half beat or "and" after 4. Jazz guitarists may play chords "ahead" of the beat, by playing the chord a swung eighth note before the actual chord change. Source: Internet

Shown in common time and then in cut time with tied sixteenth & eighth note rather than rest. Source: Internet

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