Assertion: quarter note | /r/HasProperty | tied to eighth note
Facets:
value: together
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In practice a dotted quarter is notated as a quarter note tied to an eighth note, a double dotted quarter is a quarter note tied to an eighth note tied to a sixteenth note, etc.
text: For example, 2 quarter notes that are tied together will be held for 2 beats.
text: For this example, let's say the time signature is 6/8, the tempo is a dotted quarter at 108 bpm, and you want to know how long a quarter note (or two tied eighth notes) lasts.
text: A dotted quarter note is equal to a quarter note tied to an eighth note (quaver).
text: Instead of writing a quarter note tied to an eighth note we'll write a small dot after the note.
text: However, in some cases one might tie two notes that could be written with a single note value, such as a quarter note tied to an eighth note (the same length as a dotted quarter).