Tuplet question.
I am working on an arrangement of a song from the musical, Jack The Ripper the Musical (1974) with the hope of having it produced on stage perhaps next year, I was in a production of same in 2019.
The song is "Suspects"
I came across a Tuplet that I wish an explanation for. (See image.)
The bar is question is in 6/8 time/
I know this is 3 crotchets or 6 quavers per bar, but I was wondering why the last two quavers are noted as a tuplet, when two normal quavers would also suffice, as the timing is, to my eyes and ears, the same.
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OK, on closer inspection, I am looking at it wrong, it appears that the tuplet is actually 2 quavers in place of 3.
How do I do that?
The last two rest and quaver are in the space of one crotchet and one quaver, hence why they are notated as a tuplet. Edit: Just saw the new comment. Select the third beat in the bar, press 5 then . (the period key) to change it to a dotted crotchet, then press control+2 to make it a tuplet.
In reply to The last two rest and quaver… by dragonwithafez
Thank you, that worked perfectly, it seems so obvious now.