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Additional durations Two notes of the same pitch that appear consecutively can be formed in several ways. The simplest is the placement of a '''dottied''' behind the notetogether with a curved line above or below them. This indicates that to sustain the first note should be its normal duration plus half its normal durationthat much longer. ThusFor example, a dotted half note and quarter note slurred together are equivalent to 3 beats in 4/4 time lasts 3 beats, or the same as a dotted half note and a quarter note.[[File:Music-tie.svg|x50px]]
Two notes of the same pitch that appear consecutively can be '''tiedTuplets''' together with a curved line above or below them. This indicates to sustain the first note that much longer. For example, a half note and quarter note slurred together are equivalent to 3 beats in 4/4, or a dotted half note. [[File:Music-tie.svg|x50px]] If the curved line occurs between two ''different'' notes, this indicates a '''slur''', which means to play legato. [[File:Music-slur.svg|x50px]] Tuplets are indicated the same way they are in tab, with a bracket above the notes and the ratio or number above that. [[File:Music-triplet.svg|x50px]]
→Notes and Rhythm
Note markings are vertically aligned on the staff to determine their pitch. Rests are placed in the middle of the staff, as they have no pitch content, only rhythm. The different symbols used to indicate notes and rests determine their duration, in terms of beats (dependent on the time signature). Here are the most common notes:
* '''Whole Note''' [[File:Music-wholenote.svg|x50pxx30px]] - appears as an oval, not filled in* '''Half Note''' [[File:Music-halfnote.svg|x50pxx30px]] - same as a whole note with a vertical line ("stem") ascending from the right side or descending from the left
* '''Quarter Note''' [[File:Music-quarternote.svg|x30px]] - same as a half note but filled in
* '''Eighth Note''' [[File:Music-eighthnote.svg|x30px]] - same as a quarter note but with a wavy line ("flag") on the tip of the stem
* '''Whole Rest''' [[File:Music-wholerest.svg|x50pxx40px]] - A small rectangle whose top touches a line of the staff* '''Half Rest''' [[File:Music-halfrest.svg|x50pxx40px]] - A small rectangle whose bottom touches a line of the staff
* '''Quarter Rest''' [[File:Music-quarterrest.svg|x30px]] - looks like a zigzag line connected to a curve on the bottom
* '''Eighth Rest''' [[File:Music-eighthrest.svg|x30px]] - looks like a "7" but with ball on the top left tip
* '''Sixteenth Rest''' [[File:Music-sixteenthrest.svg|x30px]] - looks like 2 stacked eighth rests
Notice the flags on the notes shorter than a quarter note. When such notes appear consecutively, bars are used in place of the flags, so the notes are "barred" together for each beat. For example, this helps indicate that 2 eighth or 4 sixteenth notes equal the same duration as a single quarter note.[[File:Music-beam.svg|x50px]]
Additional durations can be formed in several ways. The simplest is the placement of a '''dot''' behind the note. This indicates that the note should be its normal duration plus half its normal duration. Thus, a dotted half note in 4/4 time lasts 3 beats, or the same as a half note and a quarter note. [[File:Music-beamdotnote.svg|x50px]]
If the curved line occurs between two ''different'' notes, this indicates a '''slur''', which means to play ''legato''. [[File:Music-dotnoteslur.svg|x50px]]
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