Exercise

Bass 8 — Conjunct bass, minor

Root-position triads (5/3)G minor

Corpus id bass-8 · cite this id — it is permanent

What it teaches

A minor bass stepping down and back, with one raised third at the close.

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Bass	G3	F3	E♭3	F3	G3	C3	D3	G3
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The given bass and its figures (G 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	B♭4	C5	E♭5	C5	B♭4	C5	A4	B♭4
Alto	G4	A4	B♭4	A4	G4	G4	F♯4	G4
Tenor	D4	F4	G4	F4	D4	E♭4	D4	D4
Bass	G3	F3	E♭3	F3	G3	C3	D3	G3
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The model realization (G minor, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

F natural until the cadence, where the sharp turns it into the leading tone of G.

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

Gradus Figured-Bass Corpus, bass-8 — Conjunct bass, minor. v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/figured-bass-corpus/exercise/bass-8

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