bluesparky Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hi all, I've been re-visiting a few things I've learned over the years and I've become a little unstuck over a couple of things with Figured Bass. I seem to have contradicting notes with regards to doubling up of notes from 3 note chords to 4 note chords. From what I've been able to de-cipher from my mish-mash of my notes, these are the rules (as far as I can see). Would anyone agree with this? 5/3 - Double the root (or sometimes the 5th) 6/5 - Double ANY note 4/3 - Double the 5th 6/3 - Double ANY note 6/3 - If the interval between 6 & 3 is: PERFECT 4th - Double any note EXCEPT the bass AUG 4th - Double the BASS 6/4 - ALWAYS double the bass note DOUBLE THE ROOT FOR: Any 5/3 chord Any 6/3 chord except for Diminished chords (ii or vii) NEVER in 6/4 DOUBLE THE THIRD FOR: Any 6/3 chord (except if it's the leading note) NEVER in 6/4 chords NEVER in a 5/3 unless: it's minor OR Maj 3rd in a minor key & part of a V - VI progression DOUBLE THE FIFTH FOR Any 5/3 Any 6/3 except for Diminished chords (ii or vii) ALWAYS 6/4 Another list of rules I've found in my notes include: Root position – 1 or 5 First Inversion – anything goes Second inversion – 5 Watch out for: • • diminished chords (ii° and vii°) – ONLY double the third • • chord VI in minor keys CAN double the third • • Vb – CAN’T double the third As you can see, it's a bit all over the place and I'm wondering whether all of the above facts are true, or whether a couple are incorrect or whether I'm missing anything. Thank you for any help or pointers. Cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza 2905 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Whoosh....straight over my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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