What do the numbers 2 & 3 mean (duplet/tuplet/finger indication?) in this first bar of a song?
I was looking for a simple anime song piece where I encounter this piece whose first bar does not make sense to me (I uploaded the first bar picture ).
Especially what is meant by 2 and 3 at the top of the first two notes? Is it tuplet or finger indication? 
Thank you.
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I was looking for a simple anime song piece where I encounter this piece whose first bar does not make sense to me (I uploaded the first bar picture ).
Especially what is meant by 2 and 3 at the top of the first two notes? Is it tuplet or finger indication?
Thank you.
sheet-music violin tuplet
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I was looking for a simple anime song piece where I encounter this piece whose first bar does not make sense to me (I uploaded the first bar picture ).
Especially what is meant by 2 and 3 at the top of the first two notes? Is it tuplet or finger indication?
Thank you.
sheet-music violin tuplet
edited 2 days ago
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asked 2 days ago
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I was looking for a simple anime song piece where I encounter this piece whose first bar does not make sense to me (I uploaded the first bar picture ).
Especially what is meant by 2 and 3 at the top of the first two notes? Is it tuplet or finger indication?
Thank you.
sheet-music violin tuplet
sheet-music violin tuplet
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The 2 is a fingering notation; the 3 is over the middle and in a different font and size, so I can tell that the 3 is the indication to play a triplet (and the measure only adds up for a triplet). So that 3 doesn't necessarily mean to finger the first A with the 3rd finger, though you may wish to.
The notation means:
- Play the F♯ with your 2nd finger
- Play those three eighth notes as eighth note triplets
(This is not super clear upon viewing. Good question!)
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I thought so about 3 being a triplet, otherwise measure does not add up just like you have said. I was confused because of 2 as I did not notice the front difference.
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The 2 is a fingering indication.
The 3 (which is in italics and a larger font) is indicating that the three notes are a triplet - so the first three notes take one beat.
Hope that helps.
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Well, like others said: the font and positioning (and beaming) make clear that the first is a fingering indication and the second is a triplet indication, but...
If I were playing this, I'd rather use a "1" on the first note, then a "3" where the triplet "3" is written. That way you can play a "4" on the B and don't need to change strings for two notes (what's that last A supposed to be? Another "4", making for a lonely "B" on the A string, or "0" making for a two note phrase on the A string?).
As a note aside: it would appear that this is sort of a partitura (since "Violin" is marked and other instruments apparently follow below) which makes it a bit unusual that fingering indications are printed at all.
But a bass figure this clearly ain't.
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Those just look like fingering indications, but yes that rhythm only makes sense if it is triplets. Sometimes they go un-notated.
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The 2 is a fingering notation; the 3 is over the middle and in a different font and size, so I can tell that the 3 is the indication to play a triplet (and the measure only adds up for a triplet). So that 3 doesn't necessarily mean to finger the first A with the 3rd finger, though you may wish to.
The notation means:
- Play the F♯ with your 2nd finger
- Play those three eighth notes as eighth note triplets
(This is not super clear upon viewing. Good question!)
edited yesterday
Tim Parenti
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answered 2 days ago
user45266user45266
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I thought so about 3 being a triplet, otherwise measure does not add up just like you have said. I was confused because of 2 as I did not notice the front difference.
– Anklon
2 days ago
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The 2 is a fingering notation; the 3 is over the middle and in a different font and size, so I can tell that the 3 is the indication to play a triplet (and the measure only adds up for a triplet). So that 3 doesn't necessarily mean to finger the first A with the 3rd finger, though you may wish to.
The notation means:
- Play the F♯ with your 2nd finger
- Play those three eighth notes as eighth note triplets
(This is not super clear upon viewing. Good question!)
edited yesterday
Tim Parenti
1053
answered 2 days ago
user45266user45266
2,6341628
I thought so about 3 being a triplet, otherwise measure does not add up just like you have said. I was confused because of 2 as I did not notice the front difference.
– Anklon
2 days ago
add a comment |
The 2 is a fingering notation; the 3 is over the middle and in a different font and size, so I can tell that the 3 is the indication to play a triplet (and the measure only adds up for a triplet). So that 3 doesn't necessarily mean to finger the first A with the 3rd finger, though you may wish to.
The notation means:
- Play the F♯ with your 2nd finger
- Play those three eighth notes as eighth note triplets
(This is not super clear upon viewing. Good question!)
edited yesterday
Tim Parenti
1053
answered 2 days ago
user45266user45266
2,6341628
The 2 is a fingering notation; the 3 is over the middle and in a different font and size, so I can tell that the 3 is the indication to play a triplet (and the measure only adds up for a triplet). So that 3 doesn't necessarily mean to finger the first A with the 3rd finger, though you may wish to.
The notation means:
- Play the F♯ with your 2nd finger
- Play those three eighth notes as eighth note triplets
(This is not super clear upon viewing. Good question!)
edited yesterday
Tim Parenti
1053
answered 2 days ago
user45266user45266
2,6341628
edited yesterday
Tim Parenti
1053
edited yesterday
Tim Parenti
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edited yesterday
Tim Parenti
1053
1053
answered 2 days ago
user45266user45266
2,6341628
answered 2 days ago
user45266user45266
2,6341628
answered 2 days ago
user45266user45266
2,6341628
2,6341628
I thought so about 3 being a triplet, otherwise measure does not add up just like you have said. I was confused because of 2 as I did not notice the front difference.
– Anklon
2 days ago
add a comment |
I thought so about 3 being a triplet, otherwise measure does not add up just like you have said. I was confused because of 2 as I did not notice the front difference.
– Anklon
2 days ago
I thought so about 3 being a triplet, otherwise measure does not add up just like you have said. I was confused because of 2 as I did not notice the front difference.
– Anklon
2 days ago
I thought so about 3 being a triplet, otherwise measure does not add up just like you have said. I was confused because of 2 as I did not notice the front difference.
– Anklon
2 days ago
add a comment |
The 2 is a fingering indication.
The 3 (which is in italics and a larger font) is indicating that the three notes are a triplet - so the first three notes take one beat.
Hope that helps.
answered 2 days ago
JimMJimM
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The 2 is a fingering indication.
The 3 (which is in italics and a larger font) is indicating that the three notes are a triplet - so the first three notes take one beat.
Hope that helps.
answered 2 days ago
JimMJimM
2,571710
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The 2 is a fingering indication.
The 3 (which is in italics and a larger font) is indicating that the three notes are a triplet - so the first three notes take one beat.
Hope that helps.
answered 2 days ago
JimMJimM
2,571710
The 2 is a fingering indication.
The 3 (which is in italics and a larger font) is indicating that the three notes are a triplet - so the first three notes take one beat.
Hope that helps.
answered 2 days ago
JimMJimM
2,571710
answered 2 days ago
JimMJimM
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answered 2 days ago
JimMJimM
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Well, like others said: the font and positioning (and beaming) make clear that the first is a fingering indication and the second is a triplet indication, but...
If I were playing this, I'd rather use a "1" on the first note, then a "3" where the triplet "3" is written. That way you can play a "4" on the B and don't need to change strings for two notes (what's that last A supposed to be? Another "4", making for a lonely "B" on the A string, or "0" making for a two note phrase on the A string?).
As a note aside: it would appear that this is sort of a partitura (since "Violin" is marked and other instruments apparently follow below) which makes it a bit unusual that fingering indications are printed at all.
But a bass figure this clearly ain't.
add a comment |
Well, like others said: the font and positioning (and beaming) make clear that the first is a fingering indication and the second is a triplet indication, but...
If I were playing this, I'd rather use a "1" on the first note, then a "3" where the triplet "3" is written. That way you can play a "4" on the B and don't need to change strings for two notes (what's that last A supposed to be? Another "4", making for a lonely "B" on the A string, or "0" making for a two note phrase on the A string?).
As a note aside: it would appear that this is sort of a partitura (since "Violin" is marked and other instruments apparently follow below) which makes it a bit unusual that fingering indications are printed at all.
But a bass figure this clearly ain't.
add a comment |
Well, like others said: the font and positioning (and beaming) make clear that the first is a fingering indication and the second is a triplet indication, but...
If I were playing this, I'd rather use a "1" on the first note, then a "3" where the triplet "3" is written. That way you can play a "4" on the B and don't need to change strings for two notes (what's that last A supposed to be? Another "4", making for a lonely "B" on the A string, or "0" making for a two note phrase on the A string?).
As a note aside: it would appear that this is sort of a partitura (since "Violin" is marked and other instruments apparently follow below) which makes it a bit unusual that fingering indications are printed at all.
But a bass figure this clearly ain't.
Well, like others said: the font and positioning (and beaming) make clear that the first is a fingering indication and the second is a triplet indication, but...
If I were playing this, I'd rather use a "1" on the first note, then a "3" where the triplet "3" is written. That way you can play a "4" on the B and don't need to change strings for two notes (what's that last A supposed to be? Another "4", making for a lonely "B" on the A string, or "0" making for a two note phrase on the A string?).
As a note aside: it would appear that this is sort of a partitura (since "Violin" is marked and other instruments apparently follow below) which makes it a bit unusual that fingering indications are printed at all.
But a bass figure this clearly ain't.
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Those just look like fingering indications, but yes that rhythm only makes sense if it is triplets. Sometimes they go un-notated.
answered 2 days ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
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Those just look like fingering indications, but yes that rhythm only makes sense if it is triplets. Sometimes they go un-notated.
answered 2 days ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
9,01122649
add a comment |
Those just look like fingering indications, but yes that rhythm only makes sense if it is triplets. Sometimes they go un-notated.
answered 2 days ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
9,01122649
Those just look like fingering indications, but yes that rhythm only makes sense if it is triplets. Sometimes they go un-notated.
answered 2 days ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
9,01122649
edited yesterday
answered 2 days ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
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answered 2 days ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
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answered 2 days ago
Neil MeyerNeil Meyer
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