Exercise

Bass 3 — Bass in fifths, minor

Root-position triads (5/3)A minor

Corpus id bass-3 · cite this id — it is permanent

What it teaches

Root-position triads in minor. The sharp under the dominant raises its third to make a leading tone.

The given bass

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Bass	A2	D3	A2	E3	A2	D3	E3	A2
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The given bass and its figures (A minor, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

The model realization

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Soprano	A4	A4	A4	G♯4	A4	A4	G♯4	A4
Alto	E4	F4	E4	E4	E4	F4	E4	E4
Tenor	C4	D4	C4	B3	C4	D4	B3	C4
Bass	A2	D3	A2	E3	A2	D3	E3	A2
Figures				#			#

The model realization (A minor, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

Without the sharp the close would sound modal rather than final; this is why minor carries an accidental the major mode does not need.

At the keyboard

The three upper voices of the model realization fit under one hand. The raised third is the only accidental — find it under the hand before playing. Carry it into E minor, D minor.

Voice-leading patterns this exercise drills

Cite this exercise

Gradus Figured-Bass Corpus, bass-3 — Bass in fifths, minor. v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/figured-bass-corpus/exercise/bass-3

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