Exercise

Bass 6 — Conjunct bass

Root-position triads (5/3)F major

Corpus id bass-6 · cite this id — it is permanent

What it teaches

Stepwise bass motion in a flat key, turning back on itself rather than climbing a full scale.

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Bass	F2	G2	A2	G2	F2	B♭2	C3	F2

The given bass and its figures (F major, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Soprano	F4	D4	C4	D4	F4	F4	E4	F4
Alto	C4	B♭3	A3	B♭3	C4	D4	C4	C4
Tenor	A3	G3	E3	G3	A3	B♭3	G3	A3
Bass	F2	G2	A2	G2	F2	B♭2	C3	F2

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

Every accidental here comes from the key signature alone — a whole exercise with nothing for the figures to announce.

The three upper voices of the model realization fit under one hand. Carry it into C major, Bb major.

Gradus Figured-Bass Corpus, bass-6 — Conjunct bass. v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/figured-bass-corpus/exercise/bass-6

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