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Thrillho:
Yes, waltzes are in 3/4, not 6/8. The accents are different.

nekooo:
Could someone possible explain time signatures in laymans terms?

rynne:
In the simplest terms, the first number indicates how many beats there are per measure while the second indicates what length of note counts as a beat.

For example, 4/4 time tells us that there are four beats per measure and each beat is one quarter-note.  3/4 time is three one-quarter-note beats per measure, and 6/8 time is six one-eighth-note beats per measure.  Western pop music is generally written in 4/4 time (the beat is 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4).

Because of our musical nomenclature, the second number is always a power of 2: 1, 2, 4, 8, etc….  As to what that second number actually means, well, it can be kind of arbitrary.  Wikipedia has a long explaination that touches on the more subtle aspects.

ALoveSupreme:

--- Quote from: DynamiteKid on 06 Oct 2006, 12:48 ---Yes, waltzes are in 3/4, not 6/8. The accents are different.

--- End quote ---

Well, I remember sheet music saying 6/8.  After looking a little online, they can be done in both, but apperantly primarily quicker ones are in 6/8.

IronOxide:
3/4 if you're doing it in 3 or 1, 6/8 in 2, 9/8 in 3, 12/8 in 4. Waltzes can be in all different meters as long as they are compound.

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