Irregular meter · 7 beats per bar

7
8

Fast asymmetric. Usually 3+2+2 or 2+2+3 — urgent, angular, driving.

Accent pattern

STRONG·weak·weak · STRONG·weak · STRONG·weak (3+2+2)

7/8
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BPM120

About 7/8 time

7/8 has seven 8th-note beats grouped as 3+2+2, 2+3+2, or 2+2+3. At fast tempos it creates an urgent, constantly-off-balance feel beloved in Balkan music and progressive rock. The 'extra' 8th note makes the bar feel longer than 3/4 but shorter than 4/4 — until you learn the pattern, it feels like something is always slightly wrong.

Famous examples in 7/8

Unsquare Dance

Dave Brubeck

Playful 7/8

Money

Pink Floyd

7/4 (similar feel)

Back in Black

AC/DC

Contains 7/8 patterns

Rachenitsa

Bulgarian Folk

Traditional 7/8 dance