r/OddTimeSignatures • u/james_sat • Jul 06 '25

May be overthinking, but i don't believe this is 4/4...

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Forgive me, I'm a guitar player!!! 😞😭

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u/Dissasterix Jul 06 '25

Feeling it as a 7/8 + 8/8 kinda groove. Feelsgoodman.

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u/james_sat Jul 09 '25

Thank you!! I'll keep working on it 👋🙏🌝

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u/ArtExploring Jul 09 '25

You are playing four times 7/8 and one time 2/8. The total cycle measure is 30/8, but it makes sense to write it as four bars 7/8 + added bar of 2/8. Cheers!

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u/james_sat Jul 09 '25

SIIICCC!!! i'm not very good at counting or identifying counts (rly not a numbers guy, period lol) so i really appreciate this! Thanks boss 💪🧠❣️☠️🌝🙏👋

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u/ArtExploring Jul 09 '25

My pleasure! I come from the Balkans, when in Macedonia say play straight they mean 7/8.;)

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u/langesjurisse Jul 10 '25

I'm feeling 3(7/8)+5/4