Music Note Values

A whole note equals

• 1 beat

• 2 beats

• 3 beats

• 4 beats

A half note equals

• 4 beats

• 3 beats

• 2 beats

• 1 beat

A quarter note equals

• 3 beats

• 2 beats

• 1 beat

• 4 beats

1 eighth note equals

• 1 beat

• 4 beats

• one half of 1 beat

• 3 beats of silence

a pair of eighth notes equals

• 1 beat

• 2 beats

• 4 beats