Rule of the Octave
Customary chords for each degree of an ascending or descending bass scale.
- Category
- Keyboard harmony and figured bass
- First taught in
- 7.9 Harmonise a bass scale
- Theory cards
- The rule of the octave (Level 7)
- Realising figured bass (Level 8)
In the lessons
2 lessons and 2 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 7.9 | Inverted chords |
| 8.3 | Inversions and sevenths |
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