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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.
What does '6' in figured bass typically indicate?
1st inversion.
What does '6/4' in figured bass typically indicate?
2nd inversion.
In lead sheet notation, what does 'm' after a letter name indicate?
A minor chord.
In lead sheet notation, what does '+' after a letter name indicate?
An augmented chord.
In lead sheet notation, what does '°' after a letter name indicate?
A diminished chord.
What does a '♭' to the left of a figure in figured bass mean?
Lower the note a half step.
What does a '♯' to the left of a figure in figured bass mean?
Raise the note a half step.
What does a '♮' to the left of a figure in figured bass mean?
Natural the note.
What does 'I' by itself usually indicate in figured bass?
Root position.
What does 'I6' indicate in figured bass?
I chord in first inversion.