matthewpartrick Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) Anyone help me out with the time signature on "the Trees." Specifically at 3:50-4:00. Goes into what sounds like 9/8 maybe during the instrumental break during that ten seconds. Anyone out there more geek time-signature oriented would be of great help, as I do listen to some of these passages to help me learn about alternate time in general. ThanksMatthew Edited June 6, 2016 by matthewpartrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Always happy to read someone other than me asking this type of question. That's a great song too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 If you don't count, you're not a real musician. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) It is 4 bars of 5/4 time. One bar almost sounds like 9/8 because of where the accents are, but it's straight 5/4 time. Hope this helps. I actually used to play this song in a band. haha Edited June 6, 2016 by presto123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 If you don't count, you're not a real musician. Now, now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Here's a geekily detailed breakdown of The Trees, which includes time sig analysis for each section. https://books.google.com/books?id=6he7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=rush+the+trees+time+signatures&source=bl&ots=YXZtATVAfW&sig=Jk9B86ZIVfHJ8UEKAeH8yxh3WTQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwio4cnUm5TNAhXBDywKHXGqDaMQ6AEIgwEwDw#v=onepage&q=rush%20the%20trees%20time%20signatures&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 If you don't count, you're not a real musician. Why do you hate math? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Here's a geekily detailed breakdown of The Trees, which includes time sig analysis for each section. https://books.google...natures&f=false Yep...this confirms my answer was right. 5/4 time from 3:49 to 3:58. Not that I needed confirmation:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Just make sure it's an authentic time signature. There are a lot of fakes out there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) Just make sure it's an authentic time signature. There are a lot of fakes out there. What does this even mean? You mean the site that breaks it down? I guess you are just saying that people post inaccurate info. Still wondering what an "authentic time signature" is. haha Edited June 6, 2016 by presto123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Just make sure it's an authentic time signature. There are a lot of fakes out there. What does this even mean? You mean the site that breaks it down? I guess you are just saying that people post inaccurate info. Still wondering what an "authentic time signature" is. haha Just punnin' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Just make sure it's an authentic time signature. There are a lot of fakes out there. What does this even mean? You mean the site that breaks it down? I guess you are just saying that people post inaccurate info. Still wondering what an "authentic time signature" is. hahaI took Toymaker's post to be a take-off on the TrueRushFan thread and thought he meant it as a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Just make sure it's an authentic time signature. There are a lot of fakes out there. What does this even mean? You mean the site that breaks it down? I guess you are just saying that people post inaccurate info. Still wondering what an "authentic time signature" is. hahaI took Toymaker's post to be a take-off on the TrueRushFan thread and thought he meant it as a joke. Oops...sorry. I haven't even been in that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewpartrick Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Thanks you guys. I love Brubeck's "Take Five" so I'm surprised I missed this one. Maybe it's the syncopation and the fact that it's faster that threw me off. Anyhow thanks again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 All I know is that Time's signature is really hard to forge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Time stands still while he does it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Just make sure it's an authentic time signature. There are a lot of fakes out there. What does this even mean? You mean the site that breaks it down? I guess you are just saying that people post inaccurate info. Still wondering what an "authentic time signature" is. hahaI took Toymaker's post to be a take-off on the TrueRushFan thread and thought he meant it as a joke. Oops...sorry. I haven't even been in that thread.I don't know if that's how he meant it, but that's how i took it. :) And you don't know what you are missing by not reading that thread. :) Just as well too. Edited June 7, 2016 by Lorraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 There was a discussion a while back about how to tell if the band member's signatures are authentic or not if you purchase a signed whatever on eBay. Was that in the trueRushfan thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 There was a discussion a while back about how to tell if the band member's signatures are authentic or not if you purchase a signed whatever on eBay. Was that in the trueRushfan thread?I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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