About 6/8 time

6/8 is compound duple meter: six eighth-note beats organized as two groups of three. The primary pulse is on beat 1 and beat 4. The key character of 6/8 is its flowing, lilting feel — it swings naturally in a way that 3/4 does not. Often confused with 3/4 on paper, but in practice they feel completely different: 3/4 marches, 6/8 dances.