Ending on "9"

[dar512]

Originally Posted by Flint

When a song ends on a final downbeat, the "1" of a measure that isn't played out, I call that "ending on 9." Does anybody else consider the end of a song to be a single measure of 9/8?

No. I consider it a hanging measure with a single beat and a long rest.

Most music is written that way.

Same with pickup notes at the beginning of a song.

I think most musicians would expect 9/8 to have a different rhythm.