4/4 in a musical note with a dot next to it has how many beats 1,2,3,4?

Question

4/4 in a musical note with a dot next to it has how many beats 1,2,3,4?

Answer 1

To amplify Liberalvocalist's answer, if the note is a half note (open note with a stem) having a dot then the note is equal to three beats.

Answer 2

The dot adds half the value of the note preceeding it... so no matter what the time signature is, it is "note value" + half.

For example, if it is a dotted half note in 4/4, it is 3 counts (half note=2, half of 2=1... 2+1=3).  A dotted quarter gets 1.5 counts (quarter note=1, half of 1=.5... 1+.5=1.5).  

It can get a little harder to count when you start using wierd time signatures like 3/8, but it is the same concept.

Hope this helped!

Answer 3

ok a black circle with a straght stem is one beat. with a dot next to it, its one and a half. an open circle with a stem is two beats. an open circle with a stem and a dot next to it is three beats. an open circle with no stem is four beats

Answer 4

if it's just a regular quarter note with a dot next to it then it has one and a half beats.

Answer 5

ok so here goes a real fun explanation

if it is an eighth note with a dot next to it it is 3/4 of a beat

if it is a quarter note with a dot it is 1 1/2 beats

if it is a half note with a dot it is 3

hope that helps