Exercise

Bass 12 — Bass in thirds, minor

Root-position triads (5/3)D minor

Corpus id bass-12 · cite this id — it is permanent

What it teaches

A minor bass moving by thirds, with common tones carrying the upper voices.

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5
Bass	D3	B♭2	G2	A2	D3
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The given bass and its figures (D minor, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5
Soprano	D5	D5	D5	C♯5	D5
Alto	A4	B♭4	B♭4	A4	A4
Tenor	F4	F4	G4	E4	F4
Bass	D3	B♭2	G2	A2	D3
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The model realization (D minor, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

The soprano holds D for three chords while the harmony changes underneath it.

The three upper voices of the model realization fit under one hand. Carry it into G minor, A minor.

Gradus Figured-Bass Corpus, bass-12 — Bass in thirds, minor. v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/figured-bass-corpus/exercise/bass-12

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