Time signature is a convention in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure of a piece of music, as well as which note value is counted as a beat. The top number tells the number of beats in each measure, while the bottom number tells what note values those beats are.
The most common time signature in music is 4/4 time (or 4 quarter notes per measure), and Mario Kart music is no different, with almost every song being in this time signature. A few songs throughout the series however stray away from this and use different time signatures for their songs. The following is a table of every song in the Mario Kart series that is not entirely in 4/4 time.
| Song | Time Signature |
|---|---|
| Tracks | |
| DS Peach Gardens | 3/4 or 6/8 |
| WiiU Thwomp Ruins | 12/8 |
| WiiU Wild Woods | 5/4 |
| Tour Paris Promenade | 3/4 |
| Tour Piranha Plant Cove | Alternating 6/8 and 3/4 |
| Tour Athens Dash | 12/8 |
| NS2 Faraway Oasis | 12/8 |
| NS2 Salty Salty Speedway | 12/8 |
| NS2 Dry Bones Burnout[1] | 3/4 |
| NS2 Acorn Heights | Alternating 6/8 and 3/4 |
| Battle Courses | |
| Wii Thwomp Desert | 12/8 |
| Other | |
| Mario Kart 64 Winning Results | 11/8 |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit 1st Place Results | 5/4 |
| Mario Kart 7 Winning Results | 11/8 |
| Mario Kart 8 Winning Results | 3/4 |
| WiiU Animal Crossing Results | 12/8 |