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The 9-8 suspension

Music theory, Suspensions, 10 minutes

A 9th above the bass falling to the octave: the bass note itself, an octave higher.

Onto the octave

In a 9-8 suspension the held note is a 9th above the bass (a 2nd, an octave up) and falls to the octave: the same letter as the bass. It is the one suspension whose resolution note is already in the bass.

A, held from IV into V over the G bass (a 9th), falls to G (the octave): 9-8

The rest of this lesson and its 4 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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