What do âbarsâ mean?
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I am trying to understand the meaning of "Bars" I will give a couple examples
In an interview with 50 cent he was referencing when he was coming up he just rapped, he didn't understand "bars" ie. 16 "bars", 8 "bars".
I another song by B Reith he says "Now you got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three. I threw away three, I threw away three, You got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three"
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I am trying to understand the meaning of "Bars" I will give a couple examples
In an interview with 50 cent he was referencing when he was coming up he just rapped, he didn't understand "bars" ie. 16 "bars", 8 "bars".
I another song by B Reith he says "Now you got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three. I threw away three, I threw away three, You got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three"
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I am trying to understand the meaning of "Bars" I will give a couple examples
In an interview with 50 cent he was referencing when he was coming up he just rapped, he didn't understand "bars" ie. 16 "bars", 8 "bars".
I another song by B Reith he says "Now you got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three. I threw away three, I threw away three, You got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three"
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I am trying to understand the meaning of "Bars" I will give a couple examples
In an interview with 50 cent he was referencing when he was coming up he just rapped, he didn't understand "bars" ie. 16 "bars", 8 "bars".
I another song by B Reith he says "Now you got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three. I threw away three, I threw away three, You got me wastin' "bars" I just threw away three"
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The most common meaning of "bar" that I've heard is as a synonym for "measure." So in 4/4 time, one "bar" equals one measure, which equals 4 beats. In 3/4, one bar would be 3 beats, etc. A tune is usually made up of a certain number of measures (or "bars"), such as the Blues which is often called "12-bar blues." I think what 50 cent was saying was that he didn't think in measures, he just rapped, and said what he wanted to say without the rhythmic constraint of fixed measures. What B. Reith was saying, I have no idea.
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Also worth noting that in musical notation, measures are delimited by a vertical line on the staff (i.e. a bar).
â Nuclear Wang
1 hour ago
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this is the correct answer. just to add a bit if you are reading music the measures are divided up by a vertical bar or bar lines. that is where this term comes from, there is literally a bar in between each measure in written music.
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Ah @NuclearWang, you type faster than me. ;)
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Be aware that in British English we have 'bars' and 'barlines' not 'measures' and 'bars', Nothing to fight over, but be aware of the possibility for confusion.
â Laurence Payne
50 mins ago
@LaurencePayne American English also uses the term "barline" to describe the line between measures.
â Peter
4 mins ago
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1 Answer
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The most common meaning of "bar" that I've heard is as a synonym for "measure." So in 4/4 time, one "bar" equals one measure, which equals 4 beats. In 3/4, one bar would be 3 beats, etc. A tune is usually made up of a certain number of measures (or "bars"), such as the Blues which is often called "12-bar blues." I think what 50 cent was saying was that he didn't think in measures, he just rapped, and said what he wanted to say without the rhythmic constraint of fixed measures. What B. Reith was saying, I have no idea.
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Also worth noting that in musical notation, measures are delimited by a vertical line on the staff (i.e. a bar).
â Nuclear Wang
1 hour ago
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this is the correct answer. just to add a bit if you are reading music the measures are divided up by a vertical bar or bar lines. that is where this term comes from, there is literally a bar in between each measure in written music.
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Ah @NuclearWang, you type faster than me. ;)
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Be aware that in British English we have 'bars' and 'barlines' not 'measures' and 'bars', Nothing to fight over, but be aware of the possibility for confusion.
â Laurence Payne
50 mins ago
@LaurencePayne American English also uses the term "barline" to describe the line between measures.
â Peter
4 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
The most common meaning of "bar" that I've heard is as a synonym for "measure." So in 4/4 time, one "bar" equals one measure, which equals 4 beats. In 3/4, one bar would be 3 beats, etc. A tune is usually made up of a certain number of measures (or "bars"), such as the Blues which is often called "12-bar blues." I think what 50 cent was saying was that he didn't think in measures, he just rapped, and said what he wanted to say without the rhythmic constraint of fixed measures. What B. Reith was saying, I have no idea.
1
Also worth noting that in musical notation, measures are delimited by a vertical line on the staff (i.e. a bar).
â Nuclear Wang
1 hour ago
1
this is the correct answer. just to add a bit if you are reading music the measures are divided up by a vertical bar or bar lines. that is where this term comes from, there is literally a bar in between each measure in written music.
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Ah @NuclearWang, you type faster than me. ;)
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Be aware that in British English we have 'bars' and 'barlines' not 'measures' and 'bars', Nothing to fight over, but be aware of the possibility for confusion.
â Laurence Payne
50 mins ago
@LaurencePayne American English also uses the term "barline" to describe the line between measures.
â Peter
4 mins ago
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up vote
4
down vote
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up vote
4
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The most common meaning of "bar" that I've heard is as a synonym for "measure." So in 4/4 time, one "bar" equals one measure, which equals 4 beats. In 3/4, one bar would be 3 beats, etc. A tune is usually made up of a certain number of measures (or "bars"), such as the Blues which is often called "12-bar blues." I think what 50 cent was saying was that he didn't think in measures, he just rapped, and said what he wanted to say without the rhythmic constraint of fixed measures. What B. Reith was saying, I have no idea.
The most common meaning of "bar" that I've heard is as a synonym for "measure." So in 4/4 time, one "bar" equals one measure, which equals 4 beats. In 3/4, one bar would be 3 beats, etc. A tune is usually made up of a certain number of measures (or "bars"), such as the Blues which is often called "12-bar blues." I think what 50 cent was saying was that he didn't think in measures, he just rapped, and said what he wanted to say without the rhythmic constraint of fixed measures. What B. Reith was saying, I have no idea.
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Also worth noting that in musical notation, measures are delimited by a vertical line on the staff (i.e. a bar).
â Nuclear Wang
1 hour ago
1
this is the correct answer. just to add a bit if you are reading music the measures are divided up by a vertical bar or bar lines. that is where this term comes from, there is literally a bar in between each measure in written music.
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Ah @NuclearWang, you type faster than me. ;)
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Be aware that in British English we have 'bars' and 'barlines' not 'measures' and 'bars', Nothing to fight over, but be aware of the possibility for confusion.
â Laurence Payne
50 mins ago
@LaurencePayne American English also uses the term "barline" to describe the line between measures.
â Peter
4 mins ago
add a comment |Â
1
Also worth noting that in musical notation, measures are delimited by a vertical line on the staff (i.e. a bar).
â Nuclear Wang
1 hour ago
1
this is the correct answer. just to add a bit if you are reading music the measures are divided up by a vertical bar or bar lines. that is where this term comes from, there is literally a bar in between each measure in written music.
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Ah @NuclearWang, you type faster than me. ;)
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Be aware that in British English we have 'bars' and 'barlines' not 'measures' and 'bars', Nothing to fight over, but be aware of the possibility for confusion.
â Laurence Payne
50 mins ago
@LaurencePayne American English also uses the term "barline" to describe the line between measures.
â Peter
4 mins ago
1
1
Also worth noting that in musical notation, measures are delimited by a vertical line on the staff (i.e. a bar).
â Nuclear Wang
1 hour ago
Also worth noting that in musical notation, measures are delimited by a vertical line on the staff (i.e. a bar).
â Nuclear Wang
1 hour ago
1
1
this is the correct answer. just to add a bit if you are reading music the measures are divided up by a vertical bar or bar lines. that is where this term comes from, there is literally a bar in between each measure in written music.
â b3ko
1 hour ago
this is the correct answer. just to add a bit if you are reading music the measures are divided up by a vertical bar or bar lines. that is where this term comes from, there is literally a bar in between each measure in written music.
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Ah @NuclearWang, you type faster than me. ;)
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Ah @NuclearWang, you type faster than me. ;)
â b3ko
1 hour ago
Be aware that in British English we have 'bars' and 'barlines' not 'measures' and 'bars', Nothing to fight over, but be aware of the possibility for confusion.
â Laurence Payne
50 mins ago
Be aware that in British English we have 'bars' and 'barlines' not 'measures' and 'bars', Nothing to fight over, but be aware of the possibility for confusion.
â Laurence Payne
50 mins ago
@LaurencePayne American English also uses the term "barline" to describe the line between measures.
â Peter
4 mins ago
@LaurencePayne American English also uses the term "barline" to describe the line between measures.
â Peter
4 mins ago
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