Question

In four-four, a half note has two beats but if it us dotted, it has half of its beat. But why does it have three beats?

Answer 1

You are talking about a dotted minim.The note has the value of a minim(2 beats) and the dot has the value of half of the minim that is 1 beat so together they have three beats.

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