Double off beat

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The double offbeat (from English double offbeat 'double away from the beat') or doubletime offbeat describes the beat in the middle between the beat and offbeat beats . The double-off beat is an integral part of African and South American rhythms.

Using the example of the 4 ⁄ 4 cycle , the cycle is divided into sixteenths. The 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th and 16th sixteenths are called the double-time offbeat.

4 ⁄ 4 beat 1 2 3 4th
Offbeat + + + +
Double off beat e e e e e e e e

The musician counts: "One- e -and- e- two- e -and- e -three- e -and- e- four- e -and- e .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maria Spychinger (Ed.): Rhythmic and musical learning: didactic analyzes and syntheses . Haupt Verlag AG, 2008, ISBN 3-258-07407-0 .
  2. ↑ Rolf Grillo: Rhythm Games of the World . Helbling-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86227-059-0 .