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In music, when we say there are 4 beats in a bar, it means that within each section of the song, we count 4 beats
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Think of it as counting 1, 2, 3, 4 evenly before starting the count again
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This helps us keep track of the rhythm of the song. A bar is just a way to group these beats, making the music organized and easier to follow
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The subdivision of the bar are whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes
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If you play a strum that lasts all 4 beats, we call that a whole note because it lasts the whole bar
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1, 2, 3, 4 If we play 2 even strums during a bar, we call each strum a half note because each strum lasts for half of the bar
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1, 2, 3, 4 And if we play 4 strums in a bar, we call those a quarter note
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1, 2, 3, 4 It's important you understand this as we're going to be using the subdivisions a lot in the upcoming lessons
