2007-03-23 19:18:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Figured bass is a system that uses numbers to indicate chord inversions. A first inversion is written with the number 6. This means that there is a 6th and a third above the bass. A second inversion is written . This means that there is a 6th and a 4th above the bass. Seventh chords in root position are indicated with just the number 7. The first inversion of a seventh chord is written . This means that there is a 6th, a fifth, and a third above the bass. The second inversion of a seventh chord is written and the third inversion is written ..
2007-03-23 20:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got lots of hits Googling the keywords " figured bass ", so here's a wiki article about it. Hope this helps!
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2007-03-24 02:40:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jane D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fingered?
2007-03-24 02:38:49 · answer #3 · answered by clonepeople4free 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋