This music note values chart shows how long each note lasts in 4/4 time. A whole note is 4 beats; each smaller note is half the length of the one before.
| Note | Length (4/4) | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 4 beats | 𝅝 |
| Half note | 2 beats | 𝅗𝅥 |
| Quarter note | 1 beat | ♩ |
| Eighth note | ½ beat | ♪ |
| Sixteenth note | ¼ beat | ♬ |
| Thirty-second note | ⅛ beat | — |