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Why use cross notes in sheet music for hip hop tracks?


Is there a specific name for Sheet music that uses numbers (二胡 Èrhú Sheet Music)?Question about “The Place I'll Return to Someday” music sheetNumbers above notes in piano sheet music?How to learn rap music?Piano Vocal Guitar sheet music?Is rap / hip-hop music composed the same way like rock and pop music?Is there a term for when lyrics are integrated with words from a sampled beat?Why aren't chord names written in classical sheet music?Naming convention for sheet music?Guiro part notation using cross notes






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This is an excerpt from the sheet music for a song by Eminem. What do the cross notes mean, and what is their purpose? Why not use normal notes? (I see this frequently in hip-hop sheet music.)



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    This is an excerpt from the sheet music for a song by Eminem. What do the cross notes mean, and what is their purpose? Why not use normal notes? (I see this frequently in hip-hop sheet music.)



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      This is an excerpt from the sheet music for a song by Eminem. What do the cross notes mean, and what is their purpose? Why not use normal notes? (I see this frequently in hip-hop sheet music.)



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      This is an excerpt from the sheet music for a song by Eminem. What do the cross notes mean, and what is their purpose? Why not use normal notes? (I see this frequently in hip-hop sheet music.)



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          They refer to non-tonal/non-harmonic sounds; be it drum sounds (these sounds don't follow a harmonic structure), or dead notes on a string instrument, or, as is the case in this example, rap (the rapper speaks the words without tuning them to a specific pitch).



          This is useful for notating rhythm parts that don't really have a pitch. It's used instead of "normal notes" because it would be misleading to notate the example as, say, a B if the performer isn't supposed to sing a specific pitch.



          They are actually called "Ghost Notes". In Wikipedia you can see a few examples of parts notated with these notes.






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          • Ok and this what differs with dead notes?

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          • Do you mean the dead notes you would play on a guitar? They are another example of parts that are notated with these ghost notes (it's equivalent to using the guitar as a percussion instrument, playing non-tonal sounds). I've edited my answer with additional information.

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          • Excellent with great help was your answer.

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          They refer to non-tonal/non-harmonic sounds; be it drum sounds (these sounds don't follow a harmonic structure), or dead notes on a string instrument, or, as is the case in this example, rap (the rapper speaks the words without tuning them to a specific pitch).



          This is useful for notating rhythm parts that don't really have a pitch. It's used instead of "normal notes" because it would be misleading to notate the example as, say, a B if the performer isn't supposed to sing a specific pitch.



          They are actually called "Ghost Notes". In Wikipedia you can see a few examples of parts notated with these notes.






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          • Ok and this what differs with dead notes?

            – coerrace
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          • Do you mean the dead notes you would play on a guitar? They are another example of parts that are notated with these ghost notes (it's equivalent to using the guitar as a percussion instrument, playing non-tonal sounds). I've edited my answer with additional information.

            – Pablo Fergus
            6 hours ago












          • Excellent with great help was your answer.

            – coerrace
            5 hours ago















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          They refer to non-tonal/non-harmonic sounds; be it drum sounds (these sounds don't follow a harmonic structure), or dead notes on a string instrument, or, as is the case in this example, rap (the rapper speaks the words without tuning them to a specific pitch).



          This is useful for notating rhythm parts that don't really have a pitch. It's used instead of "normal notes" because it would be misleading to notate the example as, say, a B if the performer isn't supposed to sing a specific pitch.



          They are actually called "Ghost Notes". In Wikipedia you can see a few examples of parts notated with these notes.






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          • Ok and this what differs with dead notes?

            – coerrace
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          • Do you mean the dead notes you would play on a guitar? They are another example of parts that are notated with these ghost notes (it's equivalent to using the guitar as a percussion instrument, playing non-tonal sounds). I've edited my answer with additional information.

            – Pablo Fergus
            6 hours ago












          • Excellent with great help was your answer.

            – coerrace
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          They refer to non-tonal/non-harmonic sounds; be it drum sounds (these sounds don't follow a harmonic structure), or dead notes on a string instrument, or, as is the case in this example, rap (the rapper speaks the words without tuning them to a specific pitch).



          This is useful for notating rhythm parts that don't really have a pitch. It's used instead of "normal notes" because it would be misleading to notate the example as, say, a B if the performer isn't supposed to sing a specific pitch.



          They are actually called "Ghost Notes". In Wikipedia you can see a few examples of parts notated with these notes.






          share|improve this answer















          They refer to non-tonal/non-harmonic sounds; be it drum sounds (these sounds don't follow a harmonic structure), or dead notes on a string instrument, or, as is the case in this example, rap (the rapper speaks the words without tuning them to a specific pitch).



          This is useful for notating rhythm parts that don't really have a pitch. It's used instead of "normal notes" because it would be misleading to notate the example as, say, a B if the performer isn't supposed to sing a specific pitch.



          They are actually called "Ghost Notes". In Wikipedia you can see a few examples of parts notated with these notes.







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          • Do you mean the dead notes you would play on a guitar? They are another example of parts that are notated with these ghost notes (it's equivalent to using the guitar as a percussion instrument, playing non-tonal sounds). I've edited my answer with additional information.

            – Pablo Fergus
            6 hours ago












          • Excellent with great help was your answer.

            – coerrace
            5 hours ago

















          • Ok and this what differs with dead notes?

            – coerrace
            7 hours ago











          • Do you mean the dead notes you would play on a guitar? They are another example of parts that are notated with these ghost notes (it's equivalent to using the guitar as a percussion instrument, playing non-tonal sounds). I've edited my answer with additional information.

            – Pablo Fergus
            6 hours ago












          • Excellent with great help was your answer.

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          Ok and this what differs with dead notes?

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          Ok and this what differs with dead notes?

          – coerrace
          7 hours ago













          Do you mean the dead notes you would play on a guitar? They are another example of parts that are notated with these ghost notes (it's equivalent to using the guitar as a percussion instrument, playing non-tonal sounds). I've edited my answer with additional information.

          – Pablo Fergus
          6 hours ago






          Do you mean the dead notes you would play on a guitar? They are another example of parts that are notated with these ghost notes (it's equivalent to using the guitar as a percussion instrument, playing non-tonal sounds). I've edited my answer with additional information.

          – Pablo Fergus
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          Excellent with great help was your answer.

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          Excellent with great help was your answer.

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