Irregular meter · 7 beats per bar
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Seven heavy beats. Expansive but unstable — prog rock and modern jazz.
Accent pattern
STRONG·wk·wk·wk · STRONG·wk·wk (4+3)
7/4
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BPM72
About 7/4 time
7/4 has seven quarter-note beats per measure, often grouped 4+3 or 3+4. It has the same asymmetric character as 7/8 but is slower and heavier, with each beat a full quarter note. Radiohead's 'Pyramid Song', Pink Floyd's 'Money', and many jazz compositions make use of it to create a sense of instability that never fully resolves.
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Famous examples in 7/4
Money
Pink Floyd
7/4 rock classic
Pyramid Song
Radiohead
Atmospheric 7/4
Solsbury Hill
Peter Gabriel
7/4 pop