Dotted notes

1. Dotted Notes

2. Yep, yet more note values to learn! The good news is these are pretty easy. You might have noticed some gaps in the the notes we’ve learned so far – we know 1 beat, 2 beats, 4 beats etc but where did 3 beats go? And what about 1½, ¾ and all the rest? Well, you just take the shapes you know already and add a dot and voila, they gain half their value again. Let’s see how this works...

3. So, if = 2 beats, = 3 beats

4. And if = 1 beat, = 1½ beats

5. = ¾ beat = + = 3/8 beat = + ...etc

6. The same applies for rests: = 3 beat rest = + = 1½ beat rest = + = ¾ beat rest = +

7. = 3/8 beat rest = + Got the idea? Time to find out!