Compound Meter Signatures

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Beat Value
Beat Grouping
=
Meter
(Time Signature)
Meter Name
 
3/16
one
two
+
3/16
3/16
=
 
6/16
Duple Compound
 
3/8
one
two
+
3/8
3/8
=
 
6/8
 
3/4
one
two
+
3/4
3/4
=
 
6/4
 
 
3/16
one
two
three
+
+
3/16
3/16
3/16
=
 
9/16
Triple Compound
 
3/8
one
two
three
+
+
3/8
3/8
3/8
=
 
9/8
 
3/4
one
two
three
+
+
3/4
3/4
3/4
=
 
9/4
 
 
3/16
one
two
three
four
+
+
+
3/16
3/16
3/16
3/16
=
 
12/16
Quadruple Compound
 
3/8
one
two
three
four
+
+
+
3/8
3/8
3/8
3/8
=
 
12/8
 
3/4
one
two
three
four
+
+
+
3/4
3/4
3/4
3/4
=
 
12/4