For the love of God, I've pretty much looked everywhere(on the net), and all I get is "this has four beats" and "this means a beat here!"
All I've been able to figure out about them is that they have somethhing to do with tapping your foot.
Call me a fool if you like, I won't learn anything 'till somebody tells me.
-_-
Jamey Andreas defines beat as "a unit of time"!
So when you tap your foot, the time elapsed between the foot going up and down is one beat.
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Jamey Andreas defines beat as "a unit of time"!
So when you tap your foot, the time elapsed between the foot going up and down is one beat.
BTW, Welcome to GN ...
Thanks. :)
So...How long is this "unit of time?" 1 second? 2? Do I just start tapping my foot and guess?
[edit]: Woah...I totaly mis-read your post...
My mind is going. :(
So when you tap your foot, the time elapsed between the foot going up and down is one beat.
I don't think I would have been able to explain it in such few words. Well done.
You decide on how long the unit of time is.
Listen to a song...Find yourself tapping your foot at a steady rate? (if you say no, this becomes harder to explain..lol)
If you did say no, I recomend this, go buy a metronome. Set it to any setting, that is a beat.
Alright, I finally get it.
Thank you for the help...
So...time for me to go break my Fender...
Read this.
Side note: We have ALL been in your position. Like the old saying goes, "if you don't know, ask somebody". That article is a good read and should help you in your quest.
