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Old January 11th, 2008
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complex time signatures

It seems that western music tends to be predominantly 4/4 or 3/4 but every now and then you came across more complicated time signatures. For example, Take Five is in 5/4 timing. And Pink Floyd's Money is in 7/4.

There are many very complex time signatures in flamenco where the time signatures alternate with the various measures. For example a Soleas has a cycle of 3/4 3/4 2/4 2/4 2/4.
Although it's counted: one two THREE four five SIX seven EIGHT nine TEN eleven TWELVE.

Does anyone have an other examples of complex time signatures? I'm interested in songs that vary the time signature in cycles like Flamenco. For example, does anyone know any songs that cycle between 2/4 3/4 or 3/4 4/4?


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