What does the indication 9 7 mean?

1. What does a 9 mean in figured bass?
2. What does a 7 mean in figured bass?
3. What does an 8 mean in figured bass?

What does a 9 mean in figured bass?

However, in figured bass only the typical triad is implied unless otherwise noted so just putting the 9 would make the harmony add9 instead of dominant 9. So yes it is telling you along with the typical triad built from the scale and there is also a 7th and 9th in the harmony.

What does a 7 mean in figured bass?

A seventh chord in root position would be 7/5/3 if completely figured. In practice this is abbreviated to just "7." A seventh chord in first inversion would be 6/5/3, and is abbreviated to 6/5. A seventh chord in second inversion would be 6/4/3, and is abbreviated to 4/3.

What does an 8 mean in figured bass?

The 8 is just an octave above the bass note. If you see “8”, that means you play the triad with the root doubled somewhere. In this case, G-B-D-G (or G-G-B-D, or G-D-G-B, etc.). The 7 makes the chord into a seventh chord.