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The bottom number represents what type of note gets one beat. This time signature means there are four quarter notes (or any combination of notes that equals four quarter notes) in every measure. A piece of music with this time signature would be in four four time or just in four four or common time.ounting in 4/4 Time 3/4 TIME SIGNATURE The 3/4 time signature means there are three quarter notes (or any combination of notes that equals three quarter notes) in every measure. A piece of music with this time signature would be in three four time or just in three four..
Simple Time Signatures. In simple time signatures, the beat falls on undotted notes such as quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes etc. Also, every beat is divisible by two. In 4/4 (also referred to as quadruple metre) the basic beat is a quarter note. This beat can be split into groups of two. By that I mean, a quarter note divides into eighth notes and eighth notes divide into sixteenth notes. Another example of a simple time signature is 3/4 also referred to as triple metre.