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What does '6' signify in figured bass?
1st inversion; interval of a 6th above the bass.
What does '6/4' signify in figured bass?
2nd inversion; intervals of a 6th and 4th above the bass.
What does a slash (/) or plus sign (+) indicate in figured bass?
Raise the pitch denoted by that figure a half step.
What do accidentals (♭, ♯, ♮) to the left of a figure mean?
Alter the corresponding note; alone, they alter the third above the bass.
What is the figured bass for a root position chord?
Usually no figures, or 5/3. Often just the Roman numeral.
What is the figured bass for a 1st inversion chord?
Typically written as 6.
What is the figured bass for a 2nd inversion chord?
Typically written as 6/4.
In C major, what notes are in a G major chord in root position?
G, B, D
In C major, what notes are in a G major chord in first inversion?
B, D, G
In C major, what notes are in a G major chord in second inversion?
D, G, B
In D minor, what notes are in a D minor chord in root position?
D, F, A
In D minor, what notes are in a D minor chord in first inversion?
F, A, D
In D minor, what notes are in a D minor chord in second inversion?
A, D, F
What is the structure of a major chord?
Root, major third, perfect fifth.
What is the structure of a minor chord?
Root, minor third, perfect fifth.
What is the structure of an augmented chord?
Root, major third, augmented fifth.
What is the structure of a diminished chord?
Root, minor third, diminished fifth.