Triplet

A triplet is a very unique note. It splits one beat into three separate notes (similar to how a double eighth note splits one beat into 2 notes). We don’t need a new way of counting our beats however; we can just say the word “tri-pa-let.”

Let’s try an example:

If we count that rhythm out loud it would sound like this:

“One two tri-pa-let four” 

And another example:

If we count that rhythm out loud it would sound like this:

“One tri-pa-let three tri-pa-let” 

Since a triplet is only worth 1 beat, we don’t need a triplet rest; we already have the quarter rest!