>write a song in 6/8 time by accident>have the drums play in 4/4 >song is now 4/4
Doesn't mean the song is truly in 4/4 tho
>>130258223>>130258241let's get real. songs aren't physical objects - they can't be "in" something
>>130258223So do you count each beat in 4/4 as 3 beats from 6/8? like1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 61 2 3 4https://youtu.be/pX06cf15w-U?si=-9XQO0iYJpbqJMawThis song introduced me to polyrhythms and 6/8 when i was a yute it blew my mind
>>130258615Ok just imagine the numbers on the bottom row are spaced between the 1s and 4s whatever
Being able to "accidentally" i.e. intuitively write a song in the best time signature is a gift. Why would you want to squander it?
>>130258535What? My soul isn't physical either but it's in my body . Songs can be in keys, time sigs, modes, etc.
>>130258715you only think your soul's in your body because that's what your senses are monitoring
>>130258812Trust your senses
>>130258868ok, so if your nose fell off at the carnival and you could only smell funnel cake, where would your soul be then?
>>130258615Wait this kinda slaps…
>>130258223I mean 6/8 is just 4/4 with triplets. I guess technically it's in 2 but that border is fuzzy.
>>130258715Those are all just abstractions for us to label, categorize, and use certain rhythmic patterns and harmonies. Time signatures are just an abstraction. You can technically play any piece of music in any time signature.
>>130259774duh, that's why they call it a "signature"
>>130259782No?
>>130259792yeah it is. you didn't know that?
