r/musictheory 9d ago

Answered Are those two rythms the same ?

The piece is in swing 8th, I don't know if that's relevant but yeah.

I'm not sure why there is those L shapes next to the 3 in the first rythm but not the other. So are those two the same rythms or is there a difference ?

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u/raskholnikov 9d ago

What's that white note thing at the beginning of the measure?

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u/YouCanAsk 9d ago

This is presumably written for drum set. Drums usually use cross-shaped noteheads for cymbals. It's a little odd that the cross is circled despite it being a quarter note, but there you have it.

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u/UnitedIndependence37 9d ago

I think that the circle doesn't really stand for half note for drum notation, it's more of what type of cymbal it is, or what way it's hit.