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quarter note

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a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

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A common jazz tune such as " Cherokee " was often performed at quarter note equal to or sometimes exceeding 368 bpm. Source: Internet

As stated in Bob Spitz's 2005 biography: "All Pete could do was play 'Fours'", a style of drumming that uses kick drum notes on every quarter note to hold down the beat. Source: Internet

Arrival in E-flat major is marked by a quasi perfect cadence across the barline, from the last quarter note beat of the first bar to the first beat of the second bar in the second system, and the first middle entry. Source: Internet

It is currently most often designated as a crotchet or quarter note in western notation (see time signature ). Source: Internet

Features quarter note ride rather than eighth, as does Mattingly (2006). Source: Internet

On a guitar this may be played as a simple steady bass or it may add to that stepwise quarter note motion from the fifth to the sixth of the chord and back. Source: Internet

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