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What is the figured bass for a ii chord in first inversion?
ii6
In C major, what is the Roman numeral analysis for Dmin7 in first inversion?
ii6/5
In C major, what is the Roman numeral analysis for G7 in third inversion?
V4/2
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 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.