Music notation question

[ukeher]

Hey there,
Wondering if anyone can help me with the nuances of this measure ( it’s in an arrangement of Blackbird by Abe Lagrimas). I understand basic triplets but what is the little bar and dot as they apply to a triplet? Those tricky triplets!

Thanks!
ME

[robinboyd]

I can’t find that bar in the tab I have for Abe’s blackbird arrangement. Perhaps we have a different version. Anyway, I don’t think those are triplets. I think it’s just 1/8 1/16 and dotted 1/8 notes. Assuming that measure is in 4/4, here is the sequence: 1/4, dotted 1/8, 1/16, 1/8, 1/16, 1/8, 1/16, 1/16, 1/16.

[ukeher]

Ahhh. Thank you So much!

[ukeher]

One more question if you don’t mind. How do you know it’s not a triplet?

[robinboyd]

I’m no expert, but from what I’ve seen, triplets have a little bracket and a “3” on top. Otherwise, it’s mostly intuition. The easy way to check is to look at the time signature and count the beats. I was just guessing that that measure is in 4/4, but you can double check that.

[robinboyd]

For reference, here are some examples of triplets

[ukeher]

Thank you!!!

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