A question of pickups

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miker
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Post by miker » Sat Apr 27, 2019 12:31 am

Here is a pickup to a 4/4 piece. Three eighth note pickup, no problem. I question the quarter rest/eighth note in the other measures, though. Since the pickup is on beats and-four-and, should the other parts be eighth rest/eighth rest/eighth note? Or am I overthinking this?
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Post by motet » Sat Apr 27, 2019 12:47 am

I would use two eighth rests.

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Post by johnmouse » Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:44 am

Definitely two eighth rests.

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