What is Eighth note?
[[image:Eighth notes and rest.svg|thumb|180px|right|An eighth note with stem extending up, an eighth note with stem extending down, and an eighth rest.]] [[image:Eighth note run.svg|thumb|right|180px|Four eighth notes beamed together.]] The '''eighth note''' (also called a '''quaver''') is a [[musical note|note]] used in [[musical notation]]. It is {{frac|8}} the duration of a [[whole note]] (semibreve), which is where it gets its name. In the <math>rac 4 4</math> [[time signature]] it has a length of {{frac|2}} of a [[beat (music)|beat]]. {{music-stub}} [[Category:Note values]]