Figured-bass numbers
Numbers under a bass note name intervals above it: 6 is first inversion, 6/4 second.
- Category
- Keyboard harmony and figured bass
- First taught in
- 5.4 Read the bass numbers
- Theory cards
- Figured-bass numbers (Level 5)
In the lessons
3 lessons and 3 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 5.4 | Read the bass numbersChorale “Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille” in G minor, BWV 511, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 7.9 | Harmonise a bass scaleInvention No. 11 in G minor, BWV 782, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 8.3 | Realise a numbered bassInvention No. 15 in B minor, BWV 786, Johann Sebastian Bach |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 5.4 | Predominant chords |
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