Eighth Note Rhythm Patterns

Eighth Note Rhythm Patterns


So far we have used rhythms that follow a quarter note pulse. It is counted 1 2 3 4.
For example:

The quarter note becomes an eighth note when halved. The eighth note looks like this:

 In terms of time, a quarter note is the equivalent of two eighth notes:

 By halving the quarter note pulse we can make an eighth note pulse. It is counted as follows:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +