Triplets

A triplet is three notes played in the time of two. In the example below, the notes with the number 3 on the top are triplets. The value of the triplets below is the same as a crotchet or one beat, the top stave is in 2/4 time and the bottom stave is in 3/4 time. Triplets can be any value of note.


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If we look at the top stave in the example below, there is a quaver triplet. The two quavers next to the triplet are the same value as the triplet. So, two quavers are the same length of time as three quavers in a triplet.


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Below are more examples of triplets.


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Baxter, Harry and Michael Baxter. The Right Way To Read Music. Tadworth: Right Way, 1993. Print, p. 70.