Help with Time Signature

[milesofryan]

I've been trying to figure out time signatures of some songs and I was thinking it would be helpful if I had some examples for reference. So I was wondering if people could list any Dave songs or parts where the time signature is basically anything other than 4/4, and what exactly it is. I've heard that Dreaming Tree is in 7/8 and Satellite has some time signature changes, but I would like more examples. Thanks for any help.

[tdowe99]

Dreaming Tree is 7/4
DIDO is 6/8
Stone is 6/8
Rapunzel's Intro is 5/4
Rapunzel's Bridge is 6/8

That should get you started. :)

[earl]

DT is 7/8. Satellite and Seek Up are 3/4. WWYS chorus is 3/4 too. There might be a few others in triple meter but the vast majority are good ol' 4/4.

[amk89]

In some jam versions of Typical there is a 7/8 jam session that is cued by Roi's sax, it's one of my favorite jams. 7/8 is a really melodically defiant time signature but for some reason they can still make it jam as hard as somethin in 4/4. beautiful.

[Smoke/Mirrors]

fool to think is rediculous. try to count that chorus... challenge.

[PilotC150]

fool to think is rediculous. try to count that chorus... challenge.
I'm pretty sure it's in 9/8.

[earl]

I think YNK is by far the hardest to count. Shifting compound and assymetric meters.

[saxman1083]

Mother Father is in 12/8
The Rapunzel intro is actually 3 5/4 measures and then a 6/4 measure. Also...going into the jam there is a single 7/8 measure which causes many trainwrecks.
Sleep to Dream her is in 6/8
Proudest Monkey is in 3/4
Satellite switches between 3/4 and 2/4

Those are just some additions to the previously listed.

[PilotC150]

I think YNK is by far the hardest to count. Shifting compound and assymetric meters.
As I've said many times, You Never Know isn't that difficult.

Almost the entire song is in 6/8, including the intro and chorus.

The only different part is the "What if God/shuffled by..." part. That is in three bars of 5/8 followed by one 6/8.

It's that simple.

[RushianSyrinx]

What makes YNK tricky is carter's drumming. Don't listen to it.

[jaird]

What makes YNK tricky is carter's drumming. Don't listen to it.

Like Monkey Man. Trying to find the 1 with his drumming on there always ruins me.

[earl]

What makes YNK tricky is carter's drumming. Don't listen to it.

Exactly.

[RushianSyrinx]

While I havent listened to Mother Father in a while, I do believe that the verse is in 4/4. I seem to remember the guitar having a duple feel to it.

Then again, its been a while.

[Miccius]

#34 is in 9/8, that's one that hasn't been listed.

Pig is an intersting song to count with. Daves guitar starts on the 1 of the 4/4. While Carter's bass drum down beat start on the 2 of the measure. Fun to listen to if you want to practice your counting.

You Never Know (as stated before), is interesting to practice your counting. Try counting the 6/8 along with Dave's guitar in the intro part. Carter's part really funks it up. Quite cool I think.

I think there is a list around here somewhere that has all the time signatures listed... I think it may be over at dmbtabs.com

[MacGuyver]

yeah i've seen the list. i love his time changes. something that brought me towards dmb.....

rapunzel is close to my heart. 2/4. 4/4. 5/4. 6/4. 7/8. 6/8 too.

[milesofryan]

Thanks for the responses everyone. I'll see if I can figure any of this out listening to it. And I can definitely see how Rapunzel would be hard to play as a unit with all of those changes.