Music Theory Basics

The steady pulse of music.

The speed of the beat, usually measured in BPM.

A group of beats marked by bar lines.

A symbol showing how many beats are in each measure and what note value gets one beat.

A seven-note scale with the pattern W-W-H-W-W-W-H.

A scale often associated with a darker sound; natural minor pattern is W-H-W-W-H-W-W.

The distance between two pitches.

A three-note chord built from stacked thirds.