Note Values
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dotted quarter note
A note worth 1 1/2 beats in 4/4 time.
quarter note
A note worth 1 beat in 4/4 time, or half of a beat in Cut Time.
eighth note
A note worth 1/2 beat in 4/4 time.
half note
A note worth 2 beats in 4/4 time, or One beat in Cut Time.
dotted half note
A note worth 3 beats in 4/4 time.
whole note
A note worth 4 beats in 4/4 time, or Two beats in Cut Time.
whole rest
Four beats of silence in 4/4 time, or Two beats of silence in Cut time.
quarter rest
One beat of silence in 4/4 time, or one-half beat of silence in Cut time.
eighth rest
One-half beat of silence in 4/4 time.
half rest
Two beats of silence in 4/4 time, or One beat of silence in Cut time.
two eighth notes
Two notes joined together by a beam; worth 1 beat in 4/4 time.
