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Sheet Music Digital Lesson #22 - The Eighth Note
   

 

An eighth note has a similar appearance to the quarter note except for one important difference - the eight note has a tail.

Quarter Note

Eighth Note

Remember how a quarter note gets 1 beat? An eighth note gets 1/2 of a beat.

So when we do our counting - we have to count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & to allow for the half beat count.

 

   

Below is an example.


Just like other notes the tail will go up or down depending on where it situated on the staff!

When 2 or more eighth notes are in the same measure, you will often see them joined by a single line from stem to stem.

This makes the music much neater and easier to read!

Now let's play song that has quarter notes and eighth notes.