A [[half note|half]] [[musical note|note]] that has at least one dot placed to the right of it. The dot denotes that the note's length is increased by half of its original value. In general, a note can have up to three dots. Subsequent dots add progressively halved value.

You can see one right at the top of the image in post #291902.

Not to be confused with [[staccato]], where the dot is placed above or below a note.

h4. Examples

* !asset #23352310
* !asset #23352313

h4. See also

* [[half note]]
* [[half rest]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Dotted note":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotted_note
* "Wikipedia: Half note":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_note
* "Wikipedia: Musical note":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_note
dotted half note