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What does '7' in figured bass represent?
Root position seventh chord.
What does '6/5' in figured bass represent?
First inversion seventh chord.
What does '4/3' in figured bass represent?
Second inversion seventh chord.
What does '4/2' in figured bass represent?
Third inversion seventh chord.
What is a seventh chord inversion?
A seventh chord where the root is not the lowest note.
What does 'root position' mean for a seventh chord?
The root of the chord is the lowest note.
What is 'first inversion' of a seventh chord?
The third of the chord is the lowest note.
What is 'second inversion' of a seventh chord?
The fifth of the chord is the lowest note.
What is 'third inversion' of a seventh chord?
The seventh of the chord is the lowest note.
What is figured bass?
A system of notation using numbers below the bass line to indicate the chord.
What does 'closed position' mean?
Notes are stacked in a 1-3-5-7 cycle, as close as possible.
What is a seventh chord inversion?
A seventh chord where the root is not the lowest note.
What is figured bass?
A system of notation using numbers below the bass line to indicate the chord.
What does 'root position' mean for a seventh chord?
The root of the chord is the lowest note.
What characterizes first inversion of a seventh chord?
The third of the chord is the lowest note.
What characterizes second inversion of a seventh chord?
The fifth of the chord is the lowest note.
What characterizes third inversion of a seventh chord?
The seventh of the chord is the lowest note.
What is the origin of figured bass?
The Baroque period (1600-1750).
What do the numbers in figured bass indicate?
Intervals above the bass note.
What is closed position?
Notes are stacked in a 1-3-5-7 cycle, as close as possible.
What is the function of seventh chord inversions?
Creating smooth voice leading and adding variety to chord progressions.