Commonly used time signatures

Here are the most commonly used time signatures with their respective basic value configurations:

Simple time signatures

Duple time: 2 beats per bar

Triple time: 3 beats per bar

Quadruple time: 4 beats per bar

Compound time signatures

Duple time: 2 beats per bar

Triple time: 3 beats per bar

Quadruple time: 4 beats per bar