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Now let’s take things a step further and change the subdivisions of notes in the measures themselves. This may be harder for you; remember to set your metronome to a speed where you can play the examples cleanly.

Example 6:

Two more very important note values that should be mentioned are half notes and whole notes. Remember, a whole note takes up a whole measure, or four clicks, and half notes take up two clicks with two notes per measure. Try the next two examples:

Example 7:

Example 8:

Finally let’s take a look at one last subdivision of the beat in 4/4: Triplet 8ths.

A triplet is a group of notes that are bound together so that they fit under the duration of only two of the notes by cutting off a small portion of each note. For example Triplet 8ths fit three 8th notes under the duration of two 8th notes.

Example 9:

Try mixing in the triplets with the other groupings of the notes until you feel comfortable switching between separate rhythms while using the metronome. When you feel ready, move on to the next example.

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