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You've got a melody in mind, fired up the daw and started a new song. Something about this time is unusual. The tempo is right, yet your composition just isn't lining up - it's like you have an extra or missing beat. A play with the setting reveals that 13/4 time works and you challengingly progress to make a song out of it..
..You've worked hard on that odd time sig song of 5/4. 7/8. 13/4 etc. and you want people who will take notice to recognize your efforts 
If you have a song that uses (anywhere within it) a time signature with an odd top number greater than 4 but not divisible by 3, then please do share 
And this comes with a challenge too - for fun, pick an odd time setting that you've never worked with before then post your results! |
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Dec 29, 2010 | 11:59 pm |
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Whistler's Tune is the only piece of mine that fits into this category...perhaps I should play with 5/4 time more...though it's really hard ): |
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Dec 30, 2010 | 4:06 am |
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| Trevs wrote: |
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If you have a song that uses (anywhere within it) a time signature with an odd top number greater than 4 but not divisible by 3, then please do share
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NiNi 9/8
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=68997
Yes - 9 is divisible by 3 but they are not played as triplets
Pentagon 5/4
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=56931
Snow White 7/4
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=54710
No Set Beat - progressively shorter bars
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=91150
Troll Ball - various (3,5 /4 and 3,5,11/ but mostly 4/4
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=67261 |
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Dec 30, 2010 | 4:32 am |
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I like playing around with time signatures; one can get a neat effect of lopsidedness. I also use additive rhythm at times.
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=111104
(Starts in 4/4 and veers to 5/16, then returns to 4/4, veers again.)
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=111104
(5/4, 3/8, 7/16,2/4) |
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Dec 30, 2010 | 9:48 am |
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Isn't it odd how what, once, went around has come back around?
A very similar discussion, from 2006...
Odd-Time Signatures |
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Dec 30, 2010 | 10:04 am |
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Sweet, these are all mesmerizing listens! Thank you for posting these I like hearing that extra creativity that goes into the making of odd-time songs. I really am liking the 5/X and 7/X signatures and the 9/8 was a very interesting listen definitely cool as it wasn't played as triplets.
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ZipZipper, I liked what you did with 5/4 and I'll agree that it is hard to work with but the way you broke up the beats: 1-2-3, 1-2 worked seemingly well to your style of music!
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Xolv, all the tunes that you posted are amazing and you sound to be incredibly fluent perhaps even comfortable with working among these signatures. Very and I mean VERY cool stuff
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Soulima, your song definitely has a neat transitional effect when it goes to 5/16 as it does grab the listeners' attention on the build. I like too how it aids in bringing up the tempo thereafter for a sense of urgency. The second link you have is the same as the first one, but the first one you made leaves me wanting to hear the other
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lummie, odd perhaps that it is nearly exactly what I was looking for but failed to notice with my search *d'oh!*. I guess I only went back about three years on the forum results and was also checking with the terms "complex, unusual, different.." etc.
I didn't want to duplicate a topic, but I suppose there is always the odd chance that it will happen (probably more than often - I knew I should have searched with the band "Tool" seeing as how they are commonly recognized and referenced for their use of odd time sigs )
Thank you for bringing the link here too though as it will give more to hear 
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Basically what got me started on thinking about these time signatures was when It dawned on me that a few of my own songs were using them too.
Prior to ever finding this forum topic here: The Challenge Thread (boy do my search skills suck as I had trouble even finding this one with knowing the title ) a time signature of even 3/4 sounded exotic to me as I mainly worked within 4/4 - nearly all the time! Now I am interested in others
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Thanks guys!
Trevs. |
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Dec 30, 2010 | 4:20 pm |
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http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=111342
Proper link for the second piece I posted....
Cheers! |
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Dec 30, 2010 | 5:21 pm |
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3/4 and 6/8 are lovely time signatures < 3 |
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Dec 31, 2010 | 1:54 am |
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This cover of "Words" has the odd timing of the original. In the instrumental section I count 3 bars of 3/4 plus a bar of 2/4. I have seen this written as 11/4
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=157723 |
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Feb 21, 2011 | 6:32 pm |
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02-21-11 / USA!
Here's one for ya' kid.
(and some of you peeps wonder why I used to drink!)
Where She Stops—Nobody Knows (3:04):
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=152736
BoOm!
MH~
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Feb 22, 2011 | 1:58 am |
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'Serving time' does it. Scott's. More an Airto Moreira thing of changing umm pahs too doing funny things with thyme signatures and beats per measure.
'Serving time' is the link below where
beats per minute remain the same for Scott's 'Serving time' (song name) - link below - getting away (divorcing) from the three quarter notes per measure and each quarter note receives one count waltzing form here. 'Serving time' here refers to tennis, meals, and prison. Space is open for my vocals too. Check below if you care to serve time. |
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Feb 23, 2011 | 11:44 pm |
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oh yes do I ~ soon to be released -
with polyrhythmic multimeters
alternating accents, tied-over-measures & anticipations but no rubato
and you know - it seems it just had to be that way - it came naturally for this one (The different styled rhythm patterns) - (adding some more solos too)
let me get a previous link - here it izzzzz :
http://www.macjams.com/song/61859
(song name "Serving Time")
thank you 4 linking up if you do |
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Feb 23, 2011 | 11:46 pm |
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A lot of my pieces are in free time. Some of mine with discernible odd time signatures include -
7 - Relentless Suspension
9 for end sections, 17 in middle - Here Comes Plaything
After the first section, it settles into 23 - Even Number
49 - All That Money Can't Buy |
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Feb 25, 2011 | 9:51 pm |
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