Irregular meter · 7 beats per bar
78
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.
Practice levels
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