TIME SIGNATURE / 9/8
9/8 TIME SIGNATURE.
Compound nine
GROUPING 3 + 3 + 3
A broad compound meter built from three groups of three eighth notes.
ANSWER FIRST / 9/8
How 9/8 works.
9/8 time signature means 9 eighth-note beats in each measure. A broad compound meter built from three groups of three eighth notes.
The top number counts the beats in a measure, while the bottom number makes the eighth-note the unit beat. Follow the accent grouping 3 + 3 + 3 to hear where each pulse begins.
GROOVE DEMO / 9/8
Listen for the shape.
Feel three large beats, each divided into three eighth notes. The inner pulse is quick, while the bar remains spacious.
ACCENTS 3 + 3 + 3 · BPM 68
HEAR IT IN: Blue Rondo à la Turk
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CURRENT METER
9/8BPM 068
ACCENTS 3 + 3 + 3
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