{"id":23071,"date":"2016-01-28T21:56:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=23071"},"modified":"2016-01-28T21:56:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T21:56:07","slug":"28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/28\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature\/","title":{"rendered":"28: What&#8217;s the most unusual musical time signature?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh on the heels of another evening conducting at band, some of it in 5\/4 time and 3\/4-2\/2-4\/4 time (a bit of a mind mashing experience that), I wondered what the most unusual time signatures were.<\/p>\n<p>I came across these.<\/p>\n<p><em>Here Comes The Sun<\/em> by The Beatles. The guitar part of the bridge can be transcribed like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23072\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23072\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/28\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature.jpg?fit=1200%2C1140&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1140\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Here Comes The Sun\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Click to enlarge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature.jpg?fit=1024%2C973&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23072\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-300x285.jpg?resize=300%2C285\" alt=\"Click to enlarge\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature.jpg?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature.jpg?resize=1024%2C973&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature.jpg?resize=474%2C450&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prelude no. 15 from <em>The Well-Tempered Clavier<\/em>\u00a0by Johann Sebastian Bach: 24\/16<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23073\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23073\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/28\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"18-16 and 3-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-23073 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2-300x210.jpg?resize=300%2C210\" alt=\"18-16 and 3-4\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2.jpg?resize=643%2C450&amp;ssl=1 643w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Crystalline<\/em> by Bj\u00f6rk: partially in 17\/8<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23074\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23074\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/28\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C1128&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1128\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Crystalline by Bj\u00f6rk partially in 17-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Click to enlarge.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3.jpg?fit=1024%2C963&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23074\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3-300x282.jpg?resize=300%2C282\" alt=\"Click to enlarge.\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3.jpg?resize=300%2C282&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C963&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3.jpg?resize=479%2C450&amp;ssl=1 479w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/28-whats-the-most-unusual-musical-time-signature-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I should thank my lucky stars&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh on the heels of another evening conducting at band, some of it in 5\/4 time and 3\/4-2\/2-4\/4 time (a bit of a mind mashing experience that), I wondered what the most unusual time signatures were. I came across these. Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles. 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