Eighth note (quaver)
An eighth note sounds for half a quarter note and twice a sixteenth note. A single note has one flag; adjacent eighth notes are often joined by one beam. Its beat fraction depends on the time signature.
- Notes and rests
- On the staff itself
- An oval or notehead, A straight line, A hook or flag
Do not confuse it with
A sixteenth note has two flags or beams; an eighth note has one.
What the sources say
- SMuFL — Individual notes
note8thUp — Eighth note (quaver) stem up
- Note Duration
An eighth note has one flag.
- Steps to Music Theory — The Basics I: Notes and Rests
Eighth note: A filled notehead with a stem and a flag.