Note values

NOTE
COUNTS
NAME
REST
4 ½counts
23SEMIBREVE
MINIM
1DOTTED
counts
MINIM
CROTCHET
1CROTCHET
½QUAVER
SEMIQUAVER
½ counts
count

Note chart

Time signature
Simple duple
Simple triple
Simple quadruple
2
4
2 crotchet beats in a bar
3
4
3 crotchet beats in a bar
4
4
4 crotchet beats in a bar
2
2
2 minim beats in a bar
3
2
3 minim beats in a bar
4
2
4 minim beats in a bar

3
8
3 quaver beats in a bar

Key signature

Scales

Without
With keykey
signature
signature
(must (Harmonic
Minor
Major
Ascending
Descending
insert
(going
(going
accidentals
/up)
Melodic)before affecting note)
down)

Minor 6th
Harmonic
Descending
Ascending
Melodic
raise
lower Scales
7thMinor
Minor
note7th note
and

Semitones in scales
Major
Descending
Ascending
Scales
Harmonic
(Melodic
3rd + 3rd
2nd 4th
Minor
Minor
) ((7th
7th++8th
5th 8th)) ( 7th + 8th )
6th
Terms & Signs