How do you "spot" time signatures? With some songs

le up

Am i a tard or is this just 4/4?

By counting the drum's beats and measures.

That 4/4 anon you pleb

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>>73745699
dont the claves usually give it away

>>73746225
What if there are no drums in a song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br2s0xJyFEM
Essential 17/8core

>>73746491
Just fucking count along 1 2 3 4 see if it gels, if it don't try other numbers :^)

>>73745699
that's 4/4 my man

On the other wand, what is this? Ity seems like it changes frequently.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJPo9wsy7Tk

>>73745699
count

>>73745699
it's 4/4. most jazz is metronomic (meaning it stays in one basic time signature for the whole song)

the part that probably threw you off is that most of the musicians are playing in a syncopated manner (meaning that they intentionally play on the off beats) syncopation is also a very common characteristic of jazz. it's what creates the "swing" feel that it's so well known for

>>73746632
It's like 11/4?

>>73746701
uh no I mean like 9/4

>>73746482
I believe the clave is syncopated. You ignore it to find the time signature.

>>73746469
I fucking hate this rhythm notation they teach in schools now. It sounds dumb as fuck and doesn't teach subdivision like one (e) & (a) two etc.

>>73747032
Nigga I learnt that 20 years ago