Quick Question on " BARS "

[kj Blitz]

Just gotta clear this up coz it confused me,is a Bar 1 line? or 2 Lines

" The Strong Survive & The Weak fall out,Untill i die ima ride & Ball Out " <-- is that 1 bar?

[Fieva]

a bar is one line....so when you hear someone talking about 16 bars, that's 8 rhymes which most people use as one verse.

[gullyjewelz]

what more can i say? top billin!!!
(oh, thats one bar)
4 beats to a bar (aka measure . . . )

[bigwillz24]

Originally Posted by gullyjewelz

what more can i say? top billin!!!
(oh, thats one bar)
4 beats to a bar (aka measure . . . )

Well said...

[BEATMAKERS]

milk d that was my boy

[ethos]

just follow the snares.
every second snare is the end of a bar, and the down beat right after is the beggining of the next bar.

[johnnypraze]

^ Thats not always true...

Think Twista, Do or Die, or Diplomats.

[Trumpspade]

Originally Posted by johnnypraze

^ Thats not always true...

Think Twista, Do or Die, or Diplomats.

You're right Johnny, that might confuse a cat. Snare hits shouldn't be used to count bars, what if you have 20 snare hits in a bar, or even just one? I think it is easier to simply count to four (on the beat of the song) if you don't have any rythym you might be assed out! but one...two...three...four.... is a bar (or one measure)

[scarboro78]

Howbout Saddat X? lol.. he aint even rhyme half the time.. lol

[ethos]

no offense to the creater of this thread...
but seeing as how hes unsure of how to count bars, im assuming hes not rhyming with the speed of twista. i bet its a regular tempo. i was trying to give my advice accordingly.
but, im an asshole, i'll quit assuming stuff.

[johnnypraze]

I wasnt talking about a quick flow...

...but the beats. Their beats are usually at a higher bpm and will have like 2 snares per bar.

Some kats will rhyme at a slow pace on a quick beat (ie: Camron)

dig?

[ThaArtist]

Originally Posted by ethos

just follow the snares.
every second snare is the end of a bar, and the down beat right after is the beggining of the next bar.

Thats not necessarily true I would think? What if someone skips beats or measures for snares... I've heard it done... Beats shouldn't always be so uniform is my opinion... And I would think that only works if the snare hits every half bar... sometimes they hit a little later or earlier... ???

(edited)
Sorry just seen that someone already said that.

[Trumpspade]

Originally Posted by ethos

i was trying to give my advice accordingly.
but, im an asshole, i'll quit assuming stuff.

Nah Ethos, I think any info is good info!
We all assume, you're just trying to help a brotha out!