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A
Tutorial on Figured Bass by musician Amonn AL-Mahrouq
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The table below explains the intervals
that needed to be added above the bass note to make the chords into
their respective positions. This method of notation was widely used
during the Baroque Period but died our towards the end of the
eighteenth century.
| Root Position Triad |
5/3 |
| First
Inversion Triad |
6/3 |
| Second
Inversion Triad |
6/4 |
However the modern
convension of notation is :
| Root Position Triad |
Both figures omitted |
| First
Inversion Triad |
Indicated
by 6 - the 3 is omitted |
| Second
Inversion Triad |
6/4 |