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the dot

It is placed after a figure and increases by half its value.

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The dots can also be placedafter of a figure of silence, affecting its value to the same extent as the figure.(usually dot is not written after the whole, white and black rests, it is only done after the eighth note).

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ejemplo de negra con puntillo

A quarter note is worth two eighth notes; with a dot it will be worth one more eighth note, that is, three eighth notes

Ejemplo de blanca con puntillo

A white one is worth two black ones; with a dot, one black note will be worth more, that is to say three black notes.

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