Exercise

Bass 7 — Conjunct bass, minor

Root-position triads (5/3)E minor

Corpus id bass-7 · cite this id — it is permanent

What it teaches

Stepwise root motion in minor, reserving the raised third for the cadence.

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Bass	E3	D3	C3	D3	E3	A2	B2	E3
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The given bass and its figures (E minor, 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	G4	A4	C5	A4	G4	A4	F♯4	G4
Alto	E4	F♯4	G4	F♯4	E4	E4	D♯4	E4
Tenor	B3	D4	E4	D4	B3	C4	B3	B3
Bass	E3	D3	C3	D3	E3	A2	B2	E3
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The model realization (E minor, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

D natural through the body of the exercise, D♯ only under the dominant — the difference between the natural minor and its cadence.

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

Gradus Figured-Bass Corpus, bass-7 — Conjunct bass, minor. v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/figured-bass-corpus/exercise/bass-7

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