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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.
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.
What are chord inversions?
Rearranging chord notes so the bass note isn't the root.
What is root position?
The root of the chord is in the bass.
What is 1st inversion?
The third of the chord is in the bass.
What is 2nd inversion?
The fifth of the chord is in the bass.
What is figured bass?
Shorthand notation using Arabic numerals to indicate chord inversions.
What is basso continuo?
A bass line with figured bass; bass instrument plays the line, keyboard improvises chords.
What does 'realizing a figured bass' mean?
Filling in the upper voices of the basso continuo.
What are lead sheet symbols?
Letter names and abbreviations to denote chords.
What does a capital letter indicate in lead sheet symbols?
The root of the chord.
What does a lowercase 'm' indicate in lead sheet symbols?
A minor chord.
What does '+' indicate in lead sheet symbols?
An augmented chord.
What does '°' indicate in lead sheet symbols?
A diminished chord.